upthrust

up·thrust

U0139250 (ŭp′thrŭst′)n. An upward thrust, especially of part of the earth's crust.tr. & intr.v. up·thrust·ed, up·thrust·ing, up·thrusts To thrust or be thrusted upward. Used especially of the earth's crust.

upthrust

(ˈʌpˌθrʌst) n1. an upward push or thrust2. (Geological Science) geology a violent upheaval of the earth's surface

up•thrust

(ˈʌpˌθrʌst)

n. 1. a thrust in an upward direction. 2. Geol. an upheaval of a part of the earth's crust. [1840–50]

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upthrust - (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)uplift, upthrow, upheavalgeology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocksrising, ascension, ascent, rise - a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"

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