Outthrust
[verb, adjective out-thruhst; noun out-thruhst] /verb, adjective ˌaʊtˈθrʌst; noun ˈaʊtˌθrʌst/
verb (used with or without object), outthrust, outthrusting.
1.
to out or extend.
adjective
2.
or extended outward:
a friendly, outthrust hand.
noun
3.
something that or extends outward:
an outthrust of the building.
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