upthrust
up·thrust / ˈəpˌ[unvoicedth]rəst/ • n. Physics the upward force that a liquid or gas exerts on a body floating in it. ∎ Geol. another term for uplift. ∎ an upward thrust: the upthrust of Manhattan skyscrapers.• v. [tr.] [usu. as adj.] (upthrust) thrust (something) upward: Turco's upthrust beard.
upthrust
upthrust Applied to a block that has been moved upwards in a reverse fault.
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