Definition of overfold in English:
overfold
noun ˈəʊvəfəʊldˈōvərˌfōld
1A part of something which is folded over another part.
the tunic is belted over a long overfold
- 1.1Geology A fold in which both the limbs dip in the same direction so that strata in the middle part are upside down.
Example sentencesExamples
- Their geology consists of gigantic thrust sheets, recumbent overfolds, and slices of basement, deformed and displaced during the collision of the African and European continental plates.