"thrust fault" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: thrust faults [plural]
Etymology: Coined by geologist Archibald Geikie in 1884. Head templates: {{en-noun}} thrust fault (plural thrust faults)
  1. (geology) A type of reverse fault in which the angle that the hanging wall makes with the horizontal is less than 45 degrees. Wikipedia link: thrust fault Categories (topical): Geology Derived forms: blind thrust fault, overthrust
    Sense id: en-thrust_fault-en-noun-e5BlwooN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

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