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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building);
[syn: upheaval, uplift, upthrow, upthrust]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

upthrust
    n 1: (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the
         process of mountain building) [syn: upheaval, uplift,
         upthrow, upthrust]