noun
- a raised block of the earth's crust bounded by faults, typically forming a ridge or plateau
Usage: geology; also spelled 'horst'
Examples
- The Sierra Nevada is a prominent horste in California.
- Geologists study horste formations to understand tectonic activity.
- A horste rises between two parallel faults in the earth's crust.
- The mountain range formed as a horste during the uplift of the continental plate.