crevasse

Noun

A deep open crack, especially one in a glacier.

ریشه

Mid 18th century: from French, from Old French crevace 'chink, fissure', from crever 'to burst', from Latin crepare 'to crack'.

مثال

• The mountaineer carefully navigated around the crevasse.
• The glacier was riddled with dangerous crevasses.
• He fell into a deep crevasse and had to be rescued.

ترکیب‌های رایج

Deep crevasse Glacial crevasse Fall into a crevasse Navigate around a crevasse