- Upthrow
- Upthrow \Up"throw`\, n. (Mining) See {Throw}, n., 9. [1913 Webster]
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Upthrow
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Upthrow — Up*throw , v. t. To throw up. Drayton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
upthrow — [up′thrō΄] n. 1. a throwing up; upheaval 2. Geol. that side of a fault which has moved upward relative to the other side … English World dictionary
upthrow — /ˈʌpθroʊ/ (say upthroh) noun 1. an upheaval. 2. Geology, Mining that side of a fault where a mass of rock is higher than its continuation on the other side of the fault plane. Also, upthrow side …
upthrow — I. transitive verb (upthrew; upthrown; throwing) Date: 14th century to throw or thrust upward II. noun Date: 1807 an upward displacement (as of a rock stratum) ; upheaval, upthrust … New Collegiate Dictionary
upthrow — n. /up throh /; v. /up throh /, n., v., upthrew, upthrown, upthrowing. n. 1. an upheaval, as of the earth s surface. 2. Geol. an upward displacement of rock on one side of a fault. v.t. 3. to throw or cast up or upward. [1590 1600; UP + THROW] *… … Universalium
upthrow — 1. verb a) To throw or cast upwards. For fifty tons of water were upthrown / By them per hour [...]. b) To throw up (a mass of material) from below, causing a fault. 2. noun A fault in which a mass of material has be … Wiktionary
upthrow — verb (past upthrew; past participle upthrown) Geology displace (a rock formation) upwards … English new terms dictionary
upthrow — n. 1 the act or an instance of throwing upwards. 2 Geol. an upward dislocation of strata … Useful english dictionary
Throw — Throw, n. 1. The act of hurling or flinging; a driving or propelling from the hand or an engine; a cast. [1913 Webster] He heaved a stone, and, rising to the throw, He sent it in a whirlwind at the foe. Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. A stroke; a blow … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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