overthrust fault overthrust • overthwart · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · overthrust fault · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 16 · · Length 5 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a geological fault in which the upper side appears to have been pushed upward by compression. Synonyms: thrust fault, overthrust fault, reverse fault. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · thrust fault · · Synonym 1 reverse fault · · Synonym 2 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 e latin small letter e U+0065 f latin small letter f U+0066 h latin small letter h U+0068 l latin small letter l U+006C o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075 v latin small letter v U+0076