UPTHROWN

Meaning of UPTHROWN in English

| ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective

Etymology: from past participle of upthrow (I)

: thrown upward ; specifically : displaced upward in a geologic fault

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

UPTHROW — n. /up"throh'/ ; v. /up throh"/ , n. , v. , upthrew, upthrown, upthrowing . n. 1. an upheaval, as …
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