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upcast definition

up·cast (up′kast′)

noun

  1. something cast or thrown up
  2. Geol. upthrow (sense )
  3. Mining a ventilating shaft for returning air to the surface

adjective

  1. thrown upward
  2. directed upward

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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