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horst and graben

horst and graben noun: topography which consists of raised and lowered fault blocks, called horsts and grabens respectively.

Noun

horst and graben (uncountable)

  1. Topography which consists of raised and lowered fault blocks, called horsts and grabens respectively.

Questions about horst and graben

What does horst and graben mean?
Horst and graben means topography which consists of raised and lowered fault blocks, called horsts and grabens respectively.
What part of speech is horst and graben?
Horst and graben is a noun.

Words near horst and graben in the dictionary

  1. Horspool
  2. Horspool's algorithm
  3. Horspools
  4. horst
  5. Horst aan de Maas
  6. horst and graben
  7. Horstead
  8. Horstead with Stanninghall
  9. Horsted Keynes
  10. Horstman
  11. Horstmann

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