OVERTHRUST


Meaning of OVERTHRUST in English

/oh"veuhr thrust'/ , n. Geol.

1. a thrust fault with a low dip and a large slip.

2. a thrust fault in which the hanging wall was the one that moved (opposed to underthrust ).

[ 1880-85; OVER- + THRUST ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .