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Graben vs Loch - What's the difference?

graben | loch |

As nouns the difference between graben and loch

is that graben is an elongated block of the Earth's crust that has dropped relative to the surrounding blocks while loch is a lake.

graben

English

Noun

(wikipedia graben) (en-noun)
  • (geology) An elongated block of the Earth's crust that has dropped relative to the surrounding blocks
  • English plurals

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    loch

    English

    (wikipedia loch)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) loch.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Scotland) A lake.
  • (Scotland) A bay or arm of the sea.
    • Derived terms
    * sea loch

    Related terms

    * (diminutive)
    Synonyms
    (lake) * lake
    Hyponyms
    (sea inlet) * bay * firth * fjord * estuary * sea loch * strait

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) looch, from (etyl).

    Noun

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