Graben Definition

gräbən
noun
A usually elongated depression between geologic faults.
American Heritage
A relatively long, narrow area of the earth's crust that has subsided between two bordering faults.
Webster's New World
Plural form of graben.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Graben

Noun

Singular:
graben
Plural:
grabens

Origin of Graben

  • German Graben from Middle High German grabe trench from Old High German grabo from graban to dig ghrebh-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Borrowing from German Graben (“ditch”), from the verb graben (“to dig”).

    From Wiktionary

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