overthrust
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Noun
overthrust noun
- A form of thrust fault from beneath a hanging wall of rock.
Verb
overthrust verb
- Of a body of rock: to force itself over another.
Adjective
overthrust adjective
- Belonging to earlier strata, pushed by faulting over later and higher strata.
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