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English noun: upthrust

1. upthrust (event) (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)


Synonymsupheaval, uplift, upthrow


Broader (hypernym)ascension, ascent, rise, rising


Domain categorygeology









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