overthrusting

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A form of overthrust — A form of thrust fault from beneath a hanging wall of rock.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of overthrust
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APA

overthrusting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overthrusting

MLA

“overthrusting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overthrusting. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overthrusting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overthrusting.

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