downthrow

[ doun-throh ]

/ ˈdaʊnˌθroʊ /

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noun

a throwing down or being thrown down; overthrow.

Origin of downthrow

First recorded in 1605–15; noun use of verb phrase throw down

Words nearby downthrow

down the hatch, down-the-line, down the pike, down the road, down the tubes, downthrow, downtick, downtime, down to, down-to-earth, down to size

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Example sentences from the Web for downthrow

The downthrow was not the work of one single act of disturbance—it went on for ages.
Australian Pictures|Howard Willoughby
Under what circumstances should we term a fault a downthrow?
Geology|James Geikie
The higher side is called the heaved or upthrow side; the opposite side the thrown or downthrow side.
The Wonder Book of Volcanoes and Earthquakes|Edwin J. Houston
Normal faults are exemplified in figs. 1, 2, and 6; in the latter the masses A and B are on the downthrow sides, C is upthrown.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2|Various

Normal faults, of which Figure 184 is an example, hade to the downthrow; the hanging wall has gone down.
The Elements of Geology|William Harmon Norton

British Dictionary definitions for downthrow

downthrow

/ (ˈdaʊnˌθrəʊ) /

noun

the state of throwing down or being thrown down

geology the sinking of rocks on one side of a fault plane

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单词	downthrow
释义	downthrow [ doun-throh ] / ˈdaʊnˌθroʊ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR downthrow ON THESAURUS.COM noun a throwing down or being thrown down; overthrow. Origin of downthrow First recorded in 1605–15; noun use of verb phrase throw down Words nearby downthrow down the hatch, down-the-line, down the pike, down the road, down the tubes, downthrow, downtick, downtime, down to, down-to-earth, down to size Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for downthrow The downthrow was not the work of one single act of disturbance—it went on for ages. Australian Pictures\|Howard Willoughby Under what circumstances should we term a fault a downthrow? Geology\|James Geikie The higher side is called the heaved or upthrow side; the opposite side the thrown or downthrow side. The Wonder Book of Volcanoes and Earthquakes\|Edwin J. Houston Normal faults are exemplified in figs. 1, 2, and 6; in the latter the masses A and B are on the downthrow sides, C is upthrown. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2\|Various Normal faults, of which Figure 184 is an example, hade to the downthrow; the hanging wall has gone down. The Elements of Geology\|William Harmon Norton British Dictionary definitions for downthrow downthrow / (ˈdaʊnˌθrəʊ) / noun the state of throwing down or being thrown down geology the sinking of rocks on one side of a fault plane Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to downthrow whipping, drubbing, rout, annihilation, debacle, conquest, beating, trouncing, blow, loss, massacre, collapse, embarrassment, thrashing, setback, killing, failure, breakdown, triumph, destruction
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downthrow

noun

Origin of downthrow

Words nearby downthrow

Example sentences from the Web for downthrow

British Dictionary definitions for downthrow

noun

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