Horst (Limburg)
WordNet
noun
(1) A ridge of the earth's crust that has been forced upward between two faults and so is higher than the surrounding land
WiktionaryText
Noun
- the nest of a bird of prey
- military airport (Fliegerhorst)
- thicket
Proper noun
- of uncertain origin, possibly from the vocabulary word Horst. First used in an 18th-century play, taken into regular use in the 19th century, and popular in 1920-1945.