adjective
- thrown or cast upward
- displaced upward by geological forces
Usage: geological
Examples
- The upthrown rocks created a natural barrier.
- Debris was upthrown by the explosion.
- The upthrown side of the fault showed clear geological layers.
- Upthrown sediments formed the ridge over millions of years.
- The earthquake left upthrown blocks of limestone visible.
- Her upthrown arms caught the falling object.