thrust fault
noun Geology.
a low-angle reverse fault produced in rocks subjected to thrust.
Origin of thrust fault
First recorded in 1900–05
Words nearby thrust fault
thruput,
thrush,
thrust,
thrust augmentation,
thrust bearing,
thrust fault,
thrust stage,
thruster,
thrusting,
thrutch,
thruway
British Dictionary definitions for thrust fault
thrust fault
noun
a fault in which the rocks on the upper side of an inclined fault plane have been displaced upwards, usually by compression; a reverse fault
Scientific definitions for thrust fault
thrust fault
A reverse fault in which the fault plane is inclined at an angle equal to or less than 45°. See Note at fault.