upthrow
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Thrust faults hade to the upthrow; the hanging wall has gone up.
From The Elements of Geology by Norton, William Harmon
The other side of the semicircle was occupied by the upthrow of a low rise blocking off an horizon at its nearest point but a few hundred yards away.
From The Land of Footprints by White, Stewart Edward
Out, traitor!" cried the girl with a quick, scornful upthrow of the chin, "it is the smile that saves you, Louis, lad.
From Patsy by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)
There has also been a certain amount of upthrow owing to the hydrostatic pressure.
From The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays by Joly, John
In Figure 184 the right side has gone down relatively to the left; the right is the side of the downthrow, while the left is the side of the upthrow.
From The Elements of Geology by Norton, William Harmon
Then, the vast volcano burst; rent the whole mass; upthrew the ancient rocks; which now in divers mountain tops tell tales of what existed ere Mardi was completely fashioned.
From Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II by Melville, Herman
Then, quick The sash upthrowing, she made as if to speak Harshly; but still he held his quiet eyes Upon her.
From Rose and Roof-Tree — Poems by Lathrop, George Parsons
This a modern example of a Gilbert-type delta, which is a delta composed primarily of coarse material actively eroded from the mountainous upthrown block to the north.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
Liot quickly raised himself, but he had barely time to distinguish the white horror of his enemy’s face and the despair of his upthrown arms.
From Prisoners of Conscience by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston
If fid-elitie to art inspire me a conceitednezz as high"--his upthrown hand quivered at arm's length--"as the flagpole of Hotel St. Louis dome yonder, tha'z better than a modestie withoud that.
From The Flower of the Chapdelaines by Yohn, F. C. (Frederick Coffay)
Flora was within half a step of him with her right arm upthrown.
From Kincaid's Battery by Kimball, Alonzo
They are clad in dresses made of fish scales, which are fastened with diamonds and pale emeralds, to imitate the upthrown spray on the crest of a wave.
From For Love of the King a Burmese Masque by Wilde, Oscar
