Definitions for: Upthrow

[n] (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)

Webster (1913) Definition: Up*throw", v. t.
To throw up. --Drayton.

Up"throw`, n. (Mining)
See Throw, n., 9.

Synonyms: upheaval, uplift, upthrust

See Also: ascension, ascent, rise, rising