upthrow
Americannoun
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an upheaval, as of the earth's surface.
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Geology. an upward displacement of rock on one side of a fault.
verb (used with object)
noun
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geology the upward movement of rocks on one side of a fault plane relative to rocks on the other side
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rare an upward thrust or throw; upheaval
Etymology
Origin of upthrow
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The upthrow is uniformly on the eastern side of the fault.
From A Study of Recent Earthquakes by Davison, Charles
The pool is simply due to the reversal of the natural slope of the river-bed, caused by the formation of a roll or undulation in the ground on the upthrow side of the fault.
From A Study of Recent Earthquakes by Davison, Charles
Thrust faults hade to the upthrow; the hanging wall has gone up.
From The Elements of Geology by Norton, William Harmon
The other side of the semicircle was occupied by the upthrow of a low rise blocking off an horizon at its nearest point but a few hundred yards away.
From The Land of Footprints by White, Stewart Edward
In Figure 184 the right side has gone down relatively to the left; the right is the side of the downthrow, while the left is the side of the upthrow.
From The Elements of Geology by Norton, William Harmon
Then, the vast volcano burst; rent the whole mass; upthrew the ancient rocks; which now in divers mountain tops tell tales of what existed ere Mardi was completely fashioned.
From Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II by Melville, Herman
Then, quick The sash upthrowing, she made as if to speak Harshly; but still he held his quiet eyes Upon her.
From Rose and Roof-Tree — Poems by Lathrop, George Parsons
This a modern example of a Gilbert-type delta, which is a delta composed primarily of coarse material actively eroded from the mountainous upthrown block to the north.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
"Didn't give away any reason for asking, I hope, Miss Duggan?" put in Cleek at this juncture, with an arching of the brows and a keen look into her upthrown face.
From The Riddle of the Spinning Wheel by Hanshew, Mary E.
Liot quickly raised himself, but he had barely time to distinguish the white horror of his enemy’s face and the despair of his upthrown arms.
From Prisoners of Conscience by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston
He threw back his narrow chest and stuck his fingers in his waistcoat and surveyed his interlocutor with upthrown chin.
From The Riddle of the Spinning Wheel by Hanshew, Mary E.
Upon which gallant speech the entire air became darkened by clouds of upthrown hats and shouts of "Bravo, Bindabun!"
From A Bayard From Bengal Being some account of the Magnificent and Spanking Career of Chunder Bindabun Bhosh,... by Jabberjee, Hurry Bungsho
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