Overthrust
[oh-ver-thruhst] /ˈoʊ vərˌθrʌst/
noun, Geology.
1.
a with a low dip and a large slip.
2.
a in which the hanging wall was the one that moved (opposed to ).
/ˈəʊvəˌθrʌst/
noun
1.
(geology) a reverse fault in which the rocks on the upper surface of a fault plane have moved over the rocks on the lower surface Compare underthrust
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