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o·ver·thrust    Audio Help   [oh-ver-thruhst] Pronunciation Key
–noun Geology.
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).
[Origin: 1880–85; over- + thrust]
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