Definitions For Graben

Noun

GRABEN (plural grabens or graben) (geology) An elongated block of the earth's crust, bounded by faults, that has dropped relative to the surrounding area. : {{ant, en, horst}} : {{cot, en, fault}} : {{hypo, en, rift valley}}

Derived terms

half-graben

Translations

Dutch: slenk, m, f Finnish: vajoama German: Graben, m Japanese: 地溝 (ちこう, chikō, sc=Jpan) Portuguese: graben, m Russian: гра́бен, m Vietnamese: địa hào

Etymology

Borrowed from {{bor, en, de, Graben, t=ditch}}, from the verb graben, , to dig.

Anagrams

Bergan, banger