"downthrow" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: downthrows [plural]
Etymology: From down + throw. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|down|throw}} down + throw Head templates: {{en-noun}} downthrow (plural downthrows)
  1. Defeat; ruin.
    Sense id: en-downthrow-en-noun-PqEfbCzB
  2. (geology) A depression of the strata on one side of a fault; also, the degree of downward displacement in such a fault. Categories (topical): Geology Synonyms: downcast [obsolete]
    Sense id: en-downthrow-en-noun-LQKww~hW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 13 87 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: downthrown

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