graben

[ grah-buhn ]

/ ˈgrɑ bən /

noun

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.

Compare horst.

Origin of graben

1895–1900; <German: ditch

Words nearby graben

grab bag, grab bar, grabber, grabble, grabby, graben, grab rope, Gracchi, Gracchus, grace, grace-and-favor

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Example sentences from the Web for graben

Trotsky, Stalin, and Hitler were all in Vienna in 1913, so maybe they did pass within 10 feet of each other walking down Graben.
William Boyd on James Bond and His New Novel, Waiting for Sunrise|Lucy Scholes|April 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Every one seemed as joyous and carefree as on the Graben in Vienna on a sunny spring Sunday in times of undisturbed peace.
Men in War|Andreas Latzko
Lately up have I them graben, and likewise his tutelar Sphynx have found, and have even to give signs of animation compelled.'
The Two Sides of the Shield|Charlotte M. Yonge
The district, too, was less formidable than the neighborhood of the Karntnerstrasse and the Graben.
The Street of Seven Stars|Mary Roberts Rinehart

The depression is probably a “Graben” or trough formed by faulting.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6|Various
The dusk of the evening saw Milor in the dress of a porter, pacing the Graben with a steady step.
A Tramp's Wallet|William Duthie

British Dictionary definitions for graben

graben

/ (ˈɡrɑːbən) /

noun

an elongated trough of land produced by subsidence of the earth's crust between two faults

Word Origin for graben

C19: from German, from Old High German graban to dig

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Scientific definitions for graben

graben

[ grä′bən ]

A usually elongated block of rock that is bounded by parallel geologic faults along its two longest sides, and has a lower elevation than the rock at its sides. Grabens form where rock is being pulled apart by tectonic forces. The East African Rift Valley is a graben.

单词	graben
释义	graben [ grah-buhn ] / ˈgrɑ bən / noun 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. Compare horst. Origin of graben 1895–1900; <German: ditch Words nearby graben grab bag, grab bar, grabber, grabble, grabby, graben, grab rope, Gracchi, Gracchus, grace, grace-and-favor Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for graben Trotsky, Stalin, and Hitler were all in Vienna in 1913, so maybe they did pass within 10 feet of each other walking down Graben. William Boyd on James Bond and His New Novel, Waiting for Sunrise\|Lucy Scholes\|April 19, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Every one seemed as joyous and carefree as on the Graben in Vienna on a sunny spring Sunday in times of undisturbed peace. Men in War\|Andreas Latzko Lately up have I them graben, and likewise his tutelar Sphynx have found, and have even to give signs of animation compelled.' The Two Sides of the Shield\|Charlotte M. Yonge The district, too, was less formidable than the neighborhood of the Karntnerstrasse and the Graben. The Street of Seven Stars\|Mary Roberts Rinehart The depression is probably a “Graben” or trough formed by faulting. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6\|Various The dusk of the evening saw Milor in the dress of a porter, pacing the Graben with a steady step. A Tramp's Wallet\|William Duthie British Dictionary definitions for graben graben / (ˈɡrɑːbən) / noun an elongated trough of land produced by subsidence of the earth's crust between two faults Word Origin for graben C19: from German, from Old High German graban to dig Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for graben graben [ grä′bən ] A usually elongated block of rock that is bounded by parallel geologic faults along its two longest sides, and has a lower elevation than the rock at its sides. Grabens form where rock is being pulled apart by tectonic forces. The East African Rift Valley is a graben. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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