thrust fault

/θrəst fɔlt/
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Other forms: thrust faults

Definitions of thrust fault
  1. noun
    a geological fault in which the upper side appears to have been pushed upward by compression
    synonyms: overthrust fault, reverse fault
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    type of:
    inclined fault
    a geological fault in which one side is above the other
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