Graben
Meaning
- (masculine,strong) ditch
- (masculine,strong) trench
- (masculine,strong) graben
Frequency
Hyphenated as
Gra‧ben
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡʁaːbn̩/
Etymology
From Middle High German grabe, from Old High German grabo. The geological sense was introduced in 1888 by Austrian geologist Eduard Suess.
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