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upthrust
noun
[ ˈʌpθrʌst ]
• the upward force that a liquid or gas exerts on a body floating in it.
upthrust
adjective
• thrust or pointed upwards.
• "the powerful, upthrust shape of the monument symbolizes the rebirth of the city"