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Horst

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Noun

1. horst

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

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Horst

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noun
a ridge of land that has been forced upwards between two parallel faults

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Horst

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noun
Geology
a raised, usually elongated, rock mass between two faults

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Horst

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n.
A mass of the earth's crust that lies between two faults and is higher than the surrounding land.

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