overthrust

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈəʊvəˌθrʌst/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ō′vər thrust′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
o•ver•thrust  (ō′vər thrust′),USA pronunciation n. [Geol.]
  1. Geologya thrust fault with a low dip and a large slip.
  2. Geologya thrust fault in which the hanging wall was the one that moved (opposed to underthrust).
  • over- + thrust 1880–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
overthrust / ˈəʊvəˌθrʌst/
  1. a reverse fault in which the rocks on the upper surface of a fault plane have moved over the rocks on the lower surface
    Compare underthrust
'overthrust' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
fenster - overthrust belt - underthrust

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