GRABEN


Meaning of GRABEN in English

[ 'grα:b(ə)n ]

■ noun ( plural same or ~s ) Geology an elongated block of the earth's crust lying between two faults and displaced downwards, as in a rift valley.

Origin

C19: from Ger. Graben 'a ditch'.

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