HyperDic: horst

English > 1 sense of the word horst:
NOUNobjecthorsta ridge of the earth's crust that has been forced upward between two faults and so is higher than the surrounding land
horst > pronunciation
Soundshhao'rst
Rhymesdivorced ... unenforced: 6 rhymes with aorst...
English > horst: 1 sense > noun 1, object
MeaningA ridge of the earth's crust that has been forced upward between two faults and so is higher than the surrounding land.
Broadercrust, Earth's crustThe outer layer of the Earth
Spanishhorst
Catalanhorst

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