bergschrund

[ berk-shroont ]

/ ˈbɛrk ʃrʊnt /

noun

a crevasse, or series of crevasses, at the upper end of a mountain glacier.

Origin of bergschrund

1835–45; <German (Berg mountain + Schrunde crevice)

Words nearby bergschrund

Bergius, Bergius process, Bergman, Bergman, Ingmar, Bergmann's rule, bergschrund, Bergsma, Bergson, Bergsonism, Bergström, berg wind

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Example sentences from the Web for bergschrund

We were now sufficiently near to the bergschrund to be able to form some idea of its nature and difficulty.
Adventures on the Roof of the World|Mrs. Aubrey Le Blond
We crossed the snow, cut our way through a piece of entangled glacier, reached the Bergschrund, and passed it without a rope.
Hours of Exercise in the Alps|John Tyndall
On arriving, we explored a crevasse and examined the bergschrund at the top.
The Rocky Mountain Wonderland|Enos A. Mills
We resumed our seats, therefore, and waited another hour, and then commenced our descent to the bergschrund.
Adventures on the Roof of the World|Mrs. Aubrey Le Blond

The chief attraction of the bergschrund hypothesis lies in the concentration of action at the foot of the cirque wall.
The Andes of Southern Peru|Isaiah Bowman

British Dictionary definitions for bergschrund

bergschrund

/ (ˈbɛrkʃrʊnt, ˈbɜːɡʃruːnd) /

noun

a crevasse at the head of a glacierAlso called: rimaye

Word Origin for bergschrund

C19: German: mountain crack

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单词	bergschrund
释义	bergschrund [ berk-shroont ] / ˈbɛrk ʃrʊnt / noun a crevasse, or series of crevasses, at the upper end of a mountain glacier. Origin of bergschrund 1835–45; <German (Berg mountain + Schrunde crevice) Words nearby bergschrund Bergius, Bergius process, Bergman, Bergman, Ingmar, Bergmann's rule, bergschrund, Bergsma, Bergson, Bergsonism, Bergström, berg wind Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bergschrund We were now sufficiently near to the bergschrund to be able to form some idea of its nature and difficulty. Adventures on the Roof of the World\|Mrs. Aubrey Le Blond We crossed the snow, cut our way through a piece of entangled glacier, reached the Bergschrund, and passed it without a rope. Hours of Exercise in the Alps\|John Tyndall On arriving, we explored a crevasse and examined the bergschrund at the top. The Rocky Mountain Wonderland\|Enos A. Mills We resumed our seats, therefore, and waited another hour, and then commenced our descent to the bergschrund. Adventures on the Roof of the World\|Mrs. Aubrey Le Blond The chief attraction of the bergschrund hypothesis lies in the concentration of action at the foot of the cirque wall. The Andes of Southern Peru\|Isaiah Bowman British Dictionary definitions for bergschrund bergschrund / (ˈbɛrkʃrʊnt, ˈbɜːɡʃruːnd) / noun a crevasse at the head of a glacierAlso called: rimaye Word Origin for bergschrund C19: German: mountain crack Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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