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overfault
overfault Geol. (ˈəʊvəfɔːlt) [over- 3 + fault n. 9.] A term applied to a fault of which the inclination or hade is in the opposite direction to what it is in a normal or ordinary fault, that is, towards the upthrow side (hence also called inverted or reverse fault). The result is that the dislocated... Oxford English Dictionary
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overthrust
overthrust, n. Geol. (ˈəʊvəθrʌst) [over- 1, 9.] The thrust of the strata or series of rocks on one side of a fault over those on the other side, esp. of lower over higher strata, as in an overfault or faulted overfold; a reverse fault; (used more particularly in reference to the distance through whi... Oxford English Dictionary
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thrust-plane
ˈthrust-plane Geol. The plane of dislocation in an overfault, along which the dislocated strata have been driven.1884 Geikie in Nature 13 Nov. 30/1 The most extraordinary dislocations..are those to which..we have given the name of Thrust-Planes. They are, strictly, reversed faults, but with so low a... Oxford English Dictionary
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thruste
▪ I. thrust, n. (θrʌst) Also 6– Sc. and north. dial. thrist. [f. thrust v., in various senses.] I. † 1. An act of pressing or pressure (see sense 4 of the verb); chiefly fig. ‘pinch’, hardship. Obs. In phr. heap and thrust, app. used attrib. = heaped up and pressed down; cf. thrutch n., quot. 1678.1... Oxford English Dictionary
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