Horst
Pronunciation
- IPA: /hÉ”Ëst/
Origin
German Horst ("heap").
Noun
horst
(plural horsts)- (geology) an area of the earth's surface which is raised relative to surrounding land
- 1968, Anthony Burgess, , page 83:Your body is a horst and mine a graben, because horst is the opposite of graben.