1. A ridge of the earth's crust that has been forced upward between two faults and so is higher than the surrounding land

Derived forms: horsts

Type of: crust, Earth's crust

Encyclopedia: Horst, Holstein Horst Horst, Lauenburg Horst, Steinburg Horst, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

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