upthrow

(-t̸hrō′)

noun

  1. a throwing up; upheaval
  2. Geol. that side of a fault which has moved upward relative to the other side

See upthrow in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A throwing upward.
  2. Geology An upward displacement of rock on one side of a fault.

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