1. plural of hurst: small woods or groves, especially on hills
Usage: chiefly British; often found in place names

Examples

• The ancient hursts dotted the hillside like green islands.
• Many English villages take their names from nearby hursts.
• The deer emerged from one of the small hursts at dawn.
• Sandhurst and Chislehurst are towns named after local hursts.
• The map showed several hursts marking wooded areas on the downs.