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thrust fault

  • created sense approved 冲断层/衝斷層 · chōng​duàn​céng · thrust fault — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    冲断层 / 衝斷層

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    thrust fault

    a geological fault where one block of land is pushed up and over another; compression fault

    冲 (literal) → 冲/衝 · chōng · to rush 断层 (literal) → 断层/斷層 · duàn​céng · geological fault

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