upthrust in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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Exercising your democratic right should not involve having to wade through a relentless onslaught of upthrust cards and pamphlets.
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The severity of the damage caused by the earthquake is attributed to severe upthrust, coupled with poor construction.
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The faults are upthrusts and overthrusts.
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The apparent weight in air is the true weight minus the upthrust (which equals the weight of air displaced by the oil drop).
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There are two ways to produce dynamic upthrust: aerodynamic lift, and powered lift in the form of engine thrust.
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The weight of the object in the fluid is reduced, because of the force acting on it, which is called upthrust.
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The water in the caisson (due to a high water table) balances the upthrust forces of the soft soils underneath.
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They called 911 immediately, but the upthrust didn't last long, and it seems the only other part of the house under threat is their porch.
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In general, water's density causes upthrust the aspect of buoyancy that makes organisms float.
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Over time, the rock was upthrust and tilted to a westerly direction.
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