horst

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  An area of the earth's surface which is raised relative to surrounding land.
 * 2) * 1963, F. Geukens, S. D. Bowers (translator), Geology of the Arabian Peninsula: Yemen, U. S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 560-B, page B19,
 * Innumerable faults, in fact, cut through the country, many bounding secondary grabens and horsts.
 * Innumerable faults, in fact, cut through the country, many bounding secondary grabens and horsts.

Translations

 * Czech: hrást
 * Finnish:
 * German:, Horstscholle
 * Polish: zrąb tektoniczny
 * Portuguese: horst
 * Spanish: macizo tectónico

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  an area of the earth's surface which is raised relative to surrounding land; a horst
 * 2) an elevated land overgrown with shrub
 * 3) a nest of a bird of prey; an eyrie

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