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graben¹
Where it comes from
Borrowed from German Graben (“ditch”), from the verb graben (“to dig”).
noun grabens · graben
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An elongated block of the Earth's crust, bounded by faults, that has dropped relative to the surrounding area.
1959, Robert G. Yates, George A. Thompson, Geology and Quicksilver Deposits of the Terlingua District, Texas, U. S. Geological Survey, Professional Paper 312, page 49,
The magnitude and shape of the large grabens strongly suggest that, when they formed, material much more mobile than ordinary rocks
Opposite: horst
Graben²
proper noun
- A municipality in Bern canton, Switzerland.
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Talk about this word "graben." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/graben. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. graben. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/graben "graben." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/graben.Cite this
@misc{graben_2026,
title = {graben},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/graben},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
