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underthrust
[ uhn-der-thruhst ]
noun
, Geology.
- a thrust fault in which the footwall moved and the hanging wall did not ( overthrust ).
underthrust
/ ˈʌndəˌθrʌst /
noun
- See overthrustgeology a reverse fault in which the rocks on the lower surface of a fault plane have moved under the relatively static rocks on the upper surface Compare overthrust
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