overthrust fault
NOUN
/oʊvər,θrəst_fɔlt/
16 LETTERS · STARTS WITH O
overthrust fault is a valid 16-letter word worth 24 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
O1V4E1R1T1H4R1U1S1T1F4A1U1L1T1
1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =24 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 48TRIPLE WORD → 72
MEANING
What does overthrust fault mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A geological fault in which the upper side appears to have been pushed upward by compression.
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