Meaning Of The Word Graben

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What's The Definition Of Graben?

graben in American English
a relatively long, narrow area of the earth's crust that has subsided between two bordering faults
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

graben in British English
noun: an elongated trough of land produced by subsidence of the earth's crust between two faults

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