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Crevasse

Crevasse Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Crevasse? [n] a deep fissure Synonyms \| Synonyms for Crevasse: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Crevasse: abysm \| abyss \| arroyo \| box canyon \| breach \| break \| chap \| chasm \| check \| chimney \| chink \| cleft \| cleuch \| clough \| col \| coulee \| couloir \| crack \| cranny \| crater \| crevice \| cut \| cwm \| deep \| defile \| dell \| depth \| dike \| ditch \| donga \| draw \| excavation \| fault \| fissure \| flaw \| flume \| fracture \| furrow \| gap \| gape \| gash \| gorge \| groove \| gulch \| gulf \| gully \| hole \| hollow \| incision \| joint \| kloof \| leak \| moat \| notch \| nullah \| opening \| pass \| passage \| pit \| ravine \| rent \| rift \| rime \| rupture \| scissure \| seam \| shaft \| slit \| slot \| split \| trench \| valley \| void \| wadi \| well \| yawning abyss See Also \| cleft \| crack \| crevice \| fissure \| scissure Crevasse In Webster's Dictionary \Cre`vasse"\ (kr?`v?s"), n. [F. See {Crevice}.] 1. A deep crevice or fissure, as in embankment; one of the clefts or fissure by which the mass of a glacier is divided. 2. A breach in the levee or embankment of a river, caused by the pressure of the water, as on the lower Mississippi. [U.S.]

Crevasse Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Crevasse?

[n] a deep fissure

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Crevasse In Webster's Dictionary

\Cre`vasse"\ (kr?`v?s"), n. [F. See {Crevice}.]
1. A deep crevice or fissure, as in embankment; one of the
   clefts or fissure by which the mass of a glacier is
   divided.

2. A breach in the levee or embankment of a river, caused by
   the pressure of the water, as on the lower Mississippi.
   [U.S.]

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