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Meaning of downthrow | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Defeat; ruin.
  2. A depression of the strata on one side of a fault; also, the degree of downward displacement in such a fault.

Examples

“These continued, led to the downthrow of the Russian expedition. The French, however, nothing daunted, pushed on, and arrived near Moscow […]”
“The geology at the site is mainly sandstone and shale overlaid with boulder clay, and is extremely confused. The ground is badly faulted, and at Micklam [Point], near Whitehaven, there is a downthrow of 480 ft.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

downtick downtilt Downtime downtitration Downton downtoner

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