• Horst

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /hɔːst/

    Origin

    German Horst ("heap").

    Noun

    horst

    (plural horsts)
    1. (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.

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