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Pinning on
Answer for the clue "Pinning on ", 8 letters:
faulting
Word definitions for faulting in dictionaries
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Formation of a geological fault. vb. (present participle of fault English)
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Faulting \Fault"ing\, n. (Geol.) The state or condition of being faulted; the process by which a fault is produced.
Usage examples of faulting.
He scanned the far wall of the trench for any sign of faulting, such as a steeply diagonal line with one kind of soil on one side and another on the other.
We can gather historical and carbon dates from past faulting events and calculate statistical averages that tell us about how often faulting occurs at a given location, but an average interval is a mathematical result, not a schedule.
The good news is that the faulting can result in an impermeable rock layer being moved alongside a reservoir rock layer, preventing oil from escaping on that side.
It escapes because the trap rock above the oil reservoir has been breached by erosion or faulting.