upthrow

Значение (Английский)

Verb

1. To throw or cast upwards.
2. To throw up (a mass of material) from below, causing a fault.
3. To be thrown up from below, causing a fault.

Noun

A fault in which a mass of material has been thrown up from below.

Синонимы

upheaval

upthrust

uplift

upcast

uprush

Этимология (Английский)

Унаследовано от среднеанглийский: upthrowen

In summary

From Middle English upthrowen, equivalent to up- + throw.