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crevasse

(krɪvæs)

Word forms: plural crevasses

countable noun

A crevasse is a large, deep crack in thick ice or rock.

He fell down a crevasse.

Synonyms: crack, abyss, chasm, cleft More Synonyms of crevasse

crevasse in British English

(krɪˈvæs)

noun

a deep crack or fissure, esp in the ice of a glacier

2. US

a break in a river embankment

verb

3. (transitive) US

to make a break or fissure in (a dyke, wall, etc)

Word origin

C19: from French: crevice

crevasse in American English

(krəˈvæs)

noun

a deep crack or fissure, esp. in a glacier

2. US

a break in the levee of a river, dike, etc.

verb transitiveWord forms: creˈvassed or creˈvassing

to make a crevasse or crevasses in

Word origin

Fr < OFr crevace, crevice

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Examples of 'crevasse' in a sentence
crevasse

The dog, snarling now for the first time, had recovered itself and was into the crevasse after him.

(noun) in the sense of crack

Definition

a deep open crack in a glacier

The climber had fallen down a crevasse on to a ledge.

Synonyms

crack

She watched him though a crack in the curtains.

abyss

An avalanche carried him into the deep abyss below.

chasm

The chasm was deep and its sides almost vertical.

cleft

a narrow cleft in the rocks too small for a human to squeeze through

fissure

There was a great crack, and a fissure opened up.

bergschrund

Additional synonyms

in the sense of abyss

Definition

a very deep hole in the ground

An avalanche carried him into the deep abyss below.

Synonyms

chasm,

gulf,

split,

crack,

gap,

pit,

opening,

breach,

hollow,

void,

gorge,

crater,

cavity,

ravine,

cleft,

fissure,

crevasse,

bottomless depth,

abysm

in the sense of chasm

Definition

a very deep crack in the ground

The chasm was deep and its sides almost vertical.

Synonyms

gulf,

opening,

crack,

gap,

rent,

hollow,

void,

gorge,

crater,

cavity,

abyss,

ravine,

cleft,

fissure,

crevasse

in the sense of cleft

Definition

an indentation or split

a narrow cleft in the rocks too small for a human to squeeze through

Synonyms

opening,

break,

crack,

gap,

rent,

breach,

fracture,

rift,

chink,

crevice,

fissure,

cranny

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释义	Trends of crevasse View usage for: crevasse (krɪvæs) Word forms: plural crevasses countable noun A crevasse is a large, deep crack in thick ice or rock. He fell down a crevasse. Synonyms: crack, abyss, chasm, cleft More Synonyms of crevasse crevasse in British English (krɪˈvæs) noun 1. a deep crack or fissure, esp in the ice of a glacier 2. US a break in a river embankment verb 3. (transitive) US to make a break or fissure in (a dyke, wall, etc) Word origin C19: from French: crevice crevasse in American English (krəˈvæs) noun 1. a deep crack or fissure, esp. in a glacier 2. US a break in the levee of a river, dike, etc. verb transitiveWord forms: creˈvassed or creˈvassing 3. to make a crevasse or crevasses in Word origin Fr < OFr crevace, crevice Image of crevasse © Ursula Perreten, shutterstock Examples of 'crevasse' in a sentence crevasse The dog, snarling now for the first time, had recovered itself and was into the crevasse after him. Anthony G. Hillerman LISTENING WOMAN (1978) (noun) in the sense of crack Definition a deep open crack in a glacier The climber had fallen down a crevasse on to a ledge. Synonyms crack She watched him though a crack in the curtains. abyss An avalanche carried him into the deep abyss below. chasm The chasm was deep and its sides almost vertical. cleft a narrow cleft in the rocks too small for a human to squeeze through fissure There was a great crack, and a fissure opened up. bergschrund Additional synonyms in the sense of abyss Definition a very deep hole in the ground An avalanche carried him into the deep abyss below. Synonyms chasm, gulf, split, crack, gap, pit, opening, breach, hollow, void, gorge, crater, cavity, ravine, cleft, fissure, crevasse, bottomless depth, abysm in the sense of chasm Definition a very deep crack in the ground The chasm was deep and its sides almost vertical. Synonyms gulf, opening, crack, gap, rent, hollow, void, gorge, crater, cavity, abyss, ravine, cleft, fissure, crevasse in the sense of cleft Definition an indentation or split a narrow cleft in the rocks too small for a human to squeeze through Synonyms opening, break, crack, gap, rent, breach, fracture, rift, chink, crevice, fissure, cranny Nearby words of crevasse Crescent, the crest crestfallen crevasse crevice crew crib Synonyms of 'crevasse' crevasse Explore 'crevasse' in the dictionary
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