upthrust

1. (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building) (synset 107390381)
   referred to in: geology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
   is a type of: ascension, ascent, rise, rising - a movement upward
   same as: upheaval, uplift, upthrow

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