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Horta (hôr`tə, Port. ôr`tə), town (1991 pop. 4,907), capital of Horta dist., in the Azores Azores (əzôrz`, ā`zôrz), Port. Açores [Port.,=hawks], islands (1991 pop. ..... Click the link for more information. , Portugal, on Faial island. It has an excellent harbor with shipyards and is a military air base. Horta1 Victor. 1861--1947, Belgian architect, best known for his early buildings in Art Nouveau style Horta2 a port in the Azores, on the SE coast of Fayal Island How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| As Horta grunted and charged, slashing the sturdy jungle patriarch with his mighty tusks until the bark flew in every direction, Tarzan dropped to the ground behind him. Horta passed beneath Tarzan--a few more steps and he would be within the radius of Numa's spring. We landed under the walls of a little fort, armed with batteries of twelve-and-thirty-two-pounders, which Horta considered a most formidable institution, but if we were ever to get after it with one of our turreted monitors, they would have to move it out in the country if they wanted it where they could go and find it again when they needed it. |
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