upwarp
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editupwarp (plural upwarps)
- (geology) A broad anticline caused by local uplift.
- 2012, Chinle Miller, Roger Miller, “The Colorado Plateau”, in In Mesozoic Lands:The Mesozoic Geology of Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, Kindle eReader edition:
- The Monument upwarp basically defines the underlying structure of the entire area, giving it its unique topography.