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horst

[ hawrst ]

noun

  1. a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has risen in relation to adjacent portions.


horst

/ hɔːst /

noun

  1. a ridge of land that has been forced upwards between two parallel faults
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


horst

/ hôrst /

  1. A usually elongated block of rock that is bounded by parallel geologic faults along its two longest sides and has a higher elevation than the rock at its sides. Horsts form where rock is being compressed by tectonic forces.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of horst1

1890–95; < German: “heap, cluster,” from Middle High German, Old High German hurst “thicket”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of horst1

C20: from German: thicket
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Example Sentences

Horst Ulrich, a 72-year-old German on a trek with a group of friends, watched four Nepali guides swept away by an avalanche.

Horst preferred the original, the slight gap suggesting invitation.

There is Joan Crawford in a huge black hat, her face, said Horst, “is all make-up, a mask not a face.”

A new exhibition reveals the dark magic of legendary photographer Horst.

Maxine reunites with her husband, Horst, and her pursuit of Ice crystallizes into something cohesive.

The trouble with the Ditmars-Horst reactor was that it lacked any automatic negative-feedback system.

Shutting off the Ditmars-Horst would simply blow a hole in the crust of Luna and kill everyone if he did it now.

I am delighted with the roses and the closets and the horse-chestnut—especially the horst-chestnut.

An official document, quoted by Horst, narrates the particulars of the examination and burning of a disinterred vampire.

There is no need to labour this question; the horst cannot have existed.

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