downthrow

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noun

Defeat; ruin.

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Meanings

noundownthrow (plural downthrows)

plural downthrows

  1. Defeat; ruin.

    These continued, led to the downthrow of the Russian expedition. The French, however, nothing daunted, pushed on, and arrived near Moscow […]

    1821, William Oxberry, The flowers of literature, or, Encyclopædia of anecdote
  2. geographyA depression of the strata on one side of a fault; also, the degree of downward displacement in such a fault.

    The geology at the site is mainly sandstone and shale overlaid with boulder clay, and is extremely confused. The ground is badly faulted, and at Micklam [Point], near Whitehaven, there is a downthrow of 480 ft.

    1955 July, “Storm Damage Repairs in Furness and West Cumberland”, in Railway Magazine, page 470

    Synonyms: downcast

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA depression of the strata on one side of a fault; also, the degree of downward displacement in such a fault.

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Origin

From down + throw.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

downthrow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downthrow

MLA

“downthrow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downthrow. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “downthrow,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downthrow.

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