Usually means: Boundary where tectonic plates slide.
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  1. transform fault: Merriam-Webster
  2. transform fault: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. transform fault: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. transform fault: Wiktionary
  5. transform fault: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. transform fault: Dictionary.com
  7. Transform fault: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. transform fault: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Transform-fault, transform fault: Encyclopedia

Science (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Earthquake Image Glossary (No longer online)
  2. Illustrated Glossary of Geologic Terms (No longer online)

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Schlumberger Oilfield Glossary (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (transform fault)

noun:  (geology) A type of strike-slip fault occurring at the border between two tectonic plates which are sliding horizontally in directions parallel with the fault line.

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