fold-and-thrust belt

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noun

geology a linear or arcuate region of the earth's surface that has been subjected to severe folding and thrust faulting

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Words nearby fold-and-thrust belt

Fokker, fol., folacin, folate, fold, fold-and-thrust belt, foldaway, foldback, foldboat, fold-down, folded dipole

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