upthrust
nounAn upward thrust, especially of part of the earth’s crust.
transitive & intransitive verbTo thrust or be thrusted upward. Used especially of the earth’s crust.
nounA thrust in an upward direction; in geology, an upheaval; an uplift.
nounan
an upward
to thrust something upwards
verbto be thrust upwards
noun(geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)