overthrust
/oh-ver-thruhst/US // ˈoʊ vərˌθrʌst //UK // (ˈəʊvəˌθrʌst) //
推力过大,推力,反推力,推力过强
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Geology.
- : a thrust fault with a low dip and a large slip.
- : a thrust fault in which the hanging wall was the one that moved.
Examples
They call the eastern edge of this range the Lewis overthrust, because thats where the overlapping stopped.
This cliff under usit must be three thousand feet down to the shale slidewas the front edge of the overthrust.
Of course I am here taking the record just as I find it, as I have already discussed this matter of "overthrust folds."
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