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downthrows

downthrows is the plural of downthrow.

Meaning of downthrow

Noun

downthrow (plural downthrows)

  1. Defeat; ruin.
    • These continued, led to the downthrow of the Russian expedition. The French, however, nothing daunted, pushed on, and arrived near Moscow […]1821, William Oxberry, The flowers of literature, or, Encyclopædia of anecdote
  2. A depression of the strata on one side of a fault; also, the degree of downward displacement in such a fault.
    • The geology at the site is mainly sandstone and shale overlaid with boulder clay, and is extremely confused. The ground is badly faulted, and at Micklam [Point], near Whitehaven, there is a downthrow of 480 ft.1955 July, “Storm Damage Repairs in Furness and West Cumberland”, in Railway Magazine, page 470
    Synonyms:
    downcast

Questions about downthrows

What is downthrows the plural of?
Downthrows is the plural of downthrow.

Words near downthrows in the dictionary

  1. downtending
  2. downtends
  3. downthread
  4. downthrow
  5. downthrown
  6. downthrows
  7. downthrust
  8. downthrusts
  9. downtick
  10. downticket
  11. downticks

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