"upfault" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: upfaults [plural]
Etymology: From up- + fault. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|up|fault}} up- + fault Head templates: {{en-noun}} upfault (plural upfaults)
  1. (geology) A horst (area raised relative to surrounding land). Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-upfault-en-noun-82MegUT1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English hybridisms, English terms prefixed with up-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of English hybridisms: 69 31 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with up-: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 73 27 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Verb

Forms: upfaults [present, singular, third-person], upfaulting [participle, present], upfaulted [participle, past], upfaulted [past]
Etymology: From up- + fault. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|up|fault}} up- + fault Head templates: {{en-verb}} upfault (third-person singular simple present upfaults, present participle upfaulting, simple past and past participle upfaulted)
  1. (geology) To form a fault that is raised relative to the surrounding land. Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-upfault-en-verb-AeQx92~K Categories (other): English terms prefixed with up- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with up-: 47 53 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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