overthrust

Meaning of overthrust

noun

A form of thrust fault from beneath a hanging wall of rock.

verb

Of a body of rock: to force itself over another.

adjective

Belonging to earlier strata, pushed by faulting over later and higher strata.

Information about overthrust

  • The plural form of overthrust is: overthrusts.
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Hyphenation of overthrust

over-thrust

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 10 chars.
  • overthrust is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Words that rhyme with overthrust

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