# thrust fault

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A type of reverse fault in which the angle that the hanging wall makes with the horizontal is less than 45 degrees.

## Etymology
Coined by geologist Archibald Geikie in 1884.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/thrust-fault