GRABEN


Meaning of GRABEN in English

/grah"beuhn/ , n.

a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has dropped downward in relation to adjacent portions. Also called rift valley . Cf. horst .

[ 1895-1900; ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .