downthrow

ˈdaʊnˌθroʊ

downthrewdownthrown

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Definition of downthrow - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

geology

TECH.

move rock layers downward along a fault

TECH.

The earthquake caused the rock layers to downthrow.

sinking

subsidence

action

Dated

cause something to fall or be thrown down

Dated

The earthquake downthrows the boulders from the cliff.

overthrow

topple

Noun

failure

Rare

defeat or ruin in a situation

Rare

The team's downthrow was unexpected.

collapse

defeat

ruin

geology

TECH.

sinking of rocks on one side of a fault

TECH.

Geologists studied the downthrow in the region.

subsidence

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Origin of downthrow

English, down (downward) + throw (cast)

Examples of downthrow in a sentence

The mining activity caused the strata to downthrow significantly.
The storm downthrows trees onto the road.
Heavy winds downthrow debris everywhere.
The company's downthrow led to bankruptcy.
His downthrow in the competition was shocking.
The downthrow caused a shift in the landscape.

Researchers measured the downthrow accurately.

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French:descendre, défaite, ...
German:absenken, Niedergang, ...
Italian:abbassare, rovina, ...
Spanish:hundirse, derrota, ...
Portuguese:descer, derrota, ...
Chinese:下移, 失败, ...
Japanese:下方移動する, 敗北, ...
Arabic:أَزاحَ إلى الأَسْفَل, إخفاق, ...
Hebrew:לְהוֹרִיד שִׁכְבוֹת סֶלַע, תְּבוּסָה, ...
Russian:сдвигать вниз, поражение, ...
Ukrainian:спричинити опускання, поразка, ...
Hindi:नीचे गिराना, हार, ...
Bengali:নিচের দিকে সরানো, পরাজয়, ...
Catalan:enfonsar, derrota, ...
Czech:posunout dolů podél zlomu, porážka, ...
Danish:falde nedad, nederlag, ...
Dutch:verplaatsen, ondergang, ...
Greek:καθίζω, αποτυχία, ...
Hungarian:levetni, bukás, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឱ្យស្រទាប់ថ្មរអិលចុះតាមបន្ទាត់ប្រេះស្រាំ, ការបរាជ័យ, ...
Korean:하강하다, 패배, ...
Persian:پایین افتاد, شکست, ...
Polish:przemieścić, porażka, ...
Portuguese (BR):abaixar, derrota, ...
Romanian:a deplasa în jos, eșec, ...
Swedish:förskjuta nedåt, nederlag, ...
Thai:เคลื่อนลง, ความล่มสลาย, ...
Turkish:aşağıya doğru hareket ettirmek, çöküş, ...
Vietnamese:di chuyển xuống dưới, sự thất bại, ...

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