See Also: upthrow(medicine)
upthrow(1)(dictionary)
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upthrow(1) (iou)



upthrow noun. E19.
[from the verb.]
Geology.
a. The upward movement of strata on one side of a fault; the extent of this. E19.
b. = UPTHRUST noun 1a. E19.
gen. The action or an instance of throwing or casting something upwards; a thing thrown up, a manifestation. M19.