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ripa hapa

1. (noun) fault line.

Ka toro atu ētahi hapa ki te hōhonutanga o Paptūānuku, ka toro anō ētahi i te whānui o tētahi paparahi. Ka kīia ēnei, he ripa hapa (RP 2009:187). / Some faults extend to the depths of the earth, others extend along a continent. These are called fault lines.

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