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Graben

An elongated block of the Earth's crust, bounded by faults, that has dropped relative to the surrounding area.

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An elongated block of the Earth's crust, bounded by faults, that has dropped relative to the surrounding area.

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gulfnoun	(geography) A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land; a partially landlocked sea
gapnoun	An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.
dividenoun	A thing that divides.
rhinenoun	A major river in western Europe, which flows through Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, Germany, France and the Netherlands, before emptying into the North Sea.
benchlandnoun	(geology) A bench (thin strip of relatively flat land bounded by slopes).
benchnoun	A long seat with or without a back, found for example in parks and schools.
accidentnoun	An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences, and (in the strict sense) not directly caused by humans.
cragnoun	(Northern England) A rocky outcrop; a rugged steep cliff or rock.
basinnoun	A depression, natural or artificial, containing water.
gruftnoun	(UK, dialect) The particles of soil that are spattered up onto grass by the rain.
driftnoun	(physical) Movement; that which moves or is moved.
rubblenoun	The broken remains of an object, usually rock or masonry.
gripnoun	A hold or way of holding, particularly with the hand.
gurtnoun	(mining) A gutter or channel for water, hewn out of the bottom of a working drift.
craunchnoun	(archaic) A grinding or crunching sound.
barranconoun	A gully, gulch, or ravine.
clastnoun	(geology) a fragment of rock that was broken from a larger rock or rock unit.
shakenoun	The act of shaking or being shaken; tremulous or back-and-forth motion.
gripplenoun	A ditch; a drain.
crevassenoun	A crack or fissure in a glacier or snowfield; a chasm.