overthrust (plural overthrusts)
(geology, ambitransitive) A form of thrust fault from beneath a hanging wall of rock.
overthrust (third-person singular simple present overthrusts, present participle overthrusting, simple past and past participle overthrust or overthrusted)
(geology, intransitive) Of a body of rock: to force itself over another.
overthrust (not comparable)
(geology) Belonging to earlier strata, pushed by faulting over later and higher strata.
Source: Wiktionary
20 May 2025
(noun) deciduous roundheaded Asiatic tree widely grown in mild climates as an ornamental for its heart-shaped leaves and fragrant yellow-green flowers followed by hanging clusters of fleshy orange-red berries
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
