thrust fault

NOUN /θrəst_fɔlt/
12 LETTERS · STARTS WITH T

thrust fault is a valid 12-letter word worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
T1H4R1U1S1T1F4A1U1L1T1
1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =17 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 34TRIPLE WORD → 51
MEANING

What does thrust fault mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A geological fault in which the upper side appears to have been pushed upward by compression.