OVERTHRUST

Etymology

Noun

overthrust (plural overthrusts)

(geology, ambitransitive) A form of thrust fault from beneath a hanging wall of rock.

Verb

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.

Adjective

overthrust (not comparable)

(geology) Belonging to earlier strata, pushed by faulting over later and higher strata.

Source: Wiktionary



RESET




Word of the Day

17 June 2025

RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.

coffee icon