overthrust

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Synonyms: overtrust, overthrusts

Antonyms: overtrust, overthrusts

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|geology|ambitransitive}} A form of [[thrust fault]] from beneath a [[hanging]] [[wall]] of [[rock]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|geology|intransitive}} Of a body of rock: to force itself over another.

Adjective

1. {{lb|en|geology}} Belonging to earlier [[stratum|strata]], pushed by faulting over later and higher strata.

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