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Thrust Fault

nounid 150317·updated May 18, 2026
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a geological fault in which the upper side appears to have been pushed upward by compression

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Variants

synonym
overthrust faultreverse fault
plural
Thrust Faults
possessive
Thrust Fault's
pluralpossessive
Thrust Faults'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
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a geological fault in which the upper side appears to have been pushed upward by compression
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
a geological fault in which the upper side appears to have been pushed upward by compression
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