Horst

hɔːrst

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Definition of Horst - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

namescommon German male first name

Horst is coming to the party tonight.

first name

given name

name

surnamefamily name used by individuals

Horst is a common surname in Germany.

family name

last name

surname

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Examples of Horst in a sentence

I met Horst at the conference last year.
The Horst family reunion was a grand affair.
Many Horsts live in that region.

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French:Horst, ...
German:Horst, ...
Italian:Horst, cognome, ...
Spanish:Horst, ...
Portuguese:Horst, ...
Chinese:霍斯特, ...
Japanese:ホルスト, ...
Arabic:هورست, ...
Hebrew:הוֹרְסְט, ...
Russian:Хорст, ...
Ukrainian:Горст, ...
Hindi:हॉर्स्ट, ...
Bengali:হর্স্ট, ...
Catalan:Horst, ...
Czech:Horst, příjmení Horst, ...
Danish:Horst, ...
Dutch:Horst, ...
Greek:Χορστ, ...
Hungarian:Horst, ...
Khmer:ហ័រស្ត, នាមត្រកូល, ...
Korean:호르스트, ...
Persian:هورست, ...
Polish:Horst, ...
Portuguese (BR):Horst, ...
Romanian:Horst, ...
Swedish:Horst, ...
Thai:ฮอร์สท์, ฮอร์สต์, ...
Turkish:Horst, ...
Vietnamese:Horst, ...

horst

hɔrst

Definition of horst - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

fault blocks

TECH.

uplifted crustal mass between fractures, forming a ridge

TECH.

The map shows a horst rising between two normal faults.
The geologists hiked along the ancient horst above the surrounding basins.
A narrow horst divides the two subsiding grabens on this cross-section.

let go

let loose

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Origin of horst

German, Horst (thicket)

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French:horst, ...
German:Horst, ...
Italian:horst, ...
Spanish:horst, ...
Portuguese:horst, ...
Chinese:地垒, ...
Japanese:ホルスト, ...
Arabic:كُتلة قِشريّة مُرتفِعة بَين فَوالِق, ...
Hebrew:הוֹרְסְט, ...
Russian:горст, ...
Ukrainian:горст, ...
Hindi:हॉर्स्ट, ...
Bengali:হরস্ট, ...
Catalan:horst, ...
Czech:hrásť, ...
Danish:horst, ...
Dutch:horst, ...
Greek:χορστ, ...
Hungarian:sasbérc, ...
Khmer:ហ័រស្ត៍, ...
Korean:융기 단층괴, ...
Persian:هورست, ...
Polish:horst, ...
Portuguese (BR):horst, ...
Romanian:horst, ...
Swedish:horst, ...
Thai:ฮอร์สต์, ...
Turkish:horst, ...
Vietnamese:horst, ...

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