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Definition of upthrust noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

upthrust

noun
 
/ˈʌpθrʌst/
 
/ˈʌpθrʌst/
[uncountable]
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  1. (physics) the force with which a liquid or gas pushes up against an object that is floating in it
  2. (also uplift)
    (geology) the process or result of land being moved to a higher level by movements inside the earth
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