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the horizontal displacement of rock strata at a fault heave [hēv] (geology) The horizontal component of the slip, measured at right angles to the strike of the fault. (mining engineering) A rising of the floor of a mine caused by its being too soft to resist the weight on the pillars. A predominantly upward movement of the surface of the soil due to expansion or displacement. (oceanography) The motion imparted to a floating body by wave action. heave The upward movement of soil caused by expansion or displacement resulting from phenomena such as moisture absorption, the removal of overburden, the driving of piles, and the action of frost. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | As it heaves into view along the Viale Bligny, a nondescript thoroughfare along which antique trams still rattle and hum, you can see what she means. The vegetable stand's navy and yellow striped awning, like a disoriented wasp, already sluggishly yawning toward honeyed dreams of bedding into the eaves for winter, heaves into view at the south entrance to our development- poor relation of the fields and meadows that used to checker acres now burgeoning with clapboard mansions and decks. Children and adults alike will be cowering behind sofas as the Tardis heaves into view accompanied by a new Doctor Who and that familiar, if slightly tweaked, whoosh of a tune. |
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