Upthrows [noun]

Definition of Upthrows:

height; high ground

Synonyms of Upthrows:

● Mountain

● Altitude

● Ascent

● Acclivity

● Ridge

● Hillock

● Top

● Rise

● Roof

● Platform

● Boost

● Hoist

● Hill

● Uplift

● Heave

● Eminence

● Levitation


Opposite/Antonyms of Upthrows:

● Lowness

● Depression

● Disdain

● Demotion

● Decrease

● Flat


Sentence/Example of Upthrows:

The higher side is called the heaved or upthrow side; the opposite side the thrown or downthrow side.

Thrust faults hade to the upthrow; the hanging wall has gone up.

There has also been a certain amount of upthrow owing to the hydrostatic pressure.

With dip faults the crop is carried forward (down the dip) on the upthrow side.