allochthon
noun
al·loch·thon
əˈläkthən,
aˈ-,
-ˌthän
variants or allochthone
-ˌthōn
plural -s
: an overthrust block of rocks that have been moved along a fault for a great distance from their place of origin
Word History
Etymology
back-formation from allochthonous
First Known Use
1931, in the meaning defined above
- take years off
- take-all
- take-charge
- take-home
- take-home pay
- take-home pays
- take-in
- take-no-prisoners
- take-up
- take/borrow a leaf out of someone's book
- take/claim someone's life
- take/find/seek refuge
- take/follow the path/line of least resistance
- take/get one's name from
- take/get/keep one's mind off
- take/knock/bring someone down a peg
- take/make a stab at
- take/plead the Fifth
- takeable
- takeaway
- takeaways
- takedown
- takedowns
- Takelma
- takelmae