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horst
  1. (geology) An area of the earth's surface which is raised relative to surrounding land.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Thus the Coastal Ranges take on the appearance of an uplifted horst, bounded, particularly to the east, by normal faults.”
      “An official document, quoted by horst, narrates the particulars of the examination and burning of a disinterred vampire.”
      “Maxine reunites with her husband, horst, and her pursuit of Ice crystallizes into something cohesive.”
horsts
  1. plural of horst
  2. Examples:
    1. “The area is characterized by a series of low-relief Jurassic horsts and graben.”
      “A thinner series of these rocks occurs on top of horsts of Jurassic rocks.”
      “Fault movements by which blocks of terrain move up or down relative to each other, as when horsts or grabens are formed, can also produce inliers and outliers.”
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