overthrust fault

o·ver·thrust fault

(ō′vər-thrŭst′)n. Geology A low-angle thrust fault in which displacement is on the order of kilometers.

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Noun

overthrust fault - a geological fault in which the upper side appears to have been pushed upward by compressionreverse fault, thrust faultinclined fault - a geological fault in which one side is above the other

overthrust fault

[′ō·vər‚thrəst ‚fȯlt] (geology) overthrust

overthrust fault

noun

Synonyms for overthrust fault

noun a geological fault in which the upper side appears to have been pushed upward by compression

Synonyms

reverse fault
thrust fault

Related Words

inclined fault

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