Crevasse
[krɪ'væs] or [krə'væs]
Definition
(n.) A deep crevice or fissure, as in embankment; one of the clefts or fissure by which the mass of a glacier is divided.
(n.) A breach in the levee or embankment of a river, caused by the pressure of the water, as on the lower Mississippi.
Checker: Wilmer
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [Fr.] Crevice, gap, opening, ravine, gulley, GULCH.
Checker: Williams
Definition
n. a crack or split esp. applied to a cleft in a glacier: (U.S.) a breach in a canal or river bank.—v.t. to fissure with crevasses.
Typed by Jerry