downthrow

[ doun-throh ]
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noun
  1. a throwing down or being thrown down; overthrow.

Origin of downthrow

1
First recorded in 1605–15; noun use of verb phrase throw down

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British Dictionary definitions for downthrow

downthrow

/ (ˈdaʊnˌθrəʊ) /


noun
  1. the state of throwing down or being thrown down

  2. geology the sinking of rocks on one side of a fault plane

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