reverse fault

reverse fault

n. Geology A fault in which the hanging wall has moved upward relative to the footwall.

re·verse fault

(rĭ-vûrs′) A geologic fault in which the hanging wall has moved upward relative to the footwall. Reverse faults occur where two blocks of rock are forced together by compression. See more at fault.

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