Upthrow Definition
ŭpthrō
noun
A throwing up; upheaval.
Webster's New World
That side of a fault which has moved upward relative to the other side.
Webster's New World
(geology) A fault in which a mass of material has been thrown up from below.
Wiktionary
verb
(geology) To throw up (a mass of material) from below, causing a fault.
Wiktionary
(geology, intransitive, of a mass of material) To be thrown up from below, causing a fault.
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Origin of Upthrow
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From up- +"Ž throw.
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