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THRUST FAULT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does thrust fault mean? 

THRUST FAULT (noun)
  The noun THRUST FAULT has 1 sense:

1. a geological fault in which the upper side appears to have been pushed upward by compressionplay

  Familiarity information: THRUST FAULT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


THRUST FAULT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A geological fault in which the upper side appears to have been pushed upward by compression

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

overthrust fault; reverse fault; thrust fault

Hypernyms ("thrust fault" is a kind of...):

inclined fault (a geological fault in which one side is above the other)


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