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up·throw

(ŭp′thrō′)

1. A throwing upward.

2. Geology An upward displacement of rock on one side of a fault.

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upthrow

(ˈʌpˌθrəʊ)

1. (Geological Science) geology the upward movement of rocks on one side of a fault plane relative to rocks on the other side

2. rare an upward thrust or throw; upheaval

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upthrow - (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)

uplift, upthrust, upheaval

geology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks

rising, ascension, ascent, rise - a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"

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The largest was an abrupt offset with 15 m upthrow along the south side of the Aspy Fault in Cape Breton Island sometime in the last 125 000 years.

The geology and hydrogeology of faults on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada: an overview

The River Nile is occupied on both sides by low lying areas (floodplain), represented by graben that created by upthrow of two plateaus.