Definition of crevasse in English:

crevasse

noun krɪˈvaskrəˈvæs

1A deep open crack, especially one in a glacier.
Example sentencesExamples
- A glaciologist said the crevasses could be wide open, waiting to swallow the unwary.
- Cut loose, he has plummeted into a deep crevasse, where against all odds he lands on a fragile ledge and survives.
- When my wits returned, I was sprawled out full length on the snow with one leg dangling over the side of an open crevasse.
- At risk of being stranded out on a glacier overnight by a fierce storm, they must make their way back to their camp over a narrow ice - bridge, which spans a deep crevasse.
- The deep crevasses and moving ice in the Kumbu glacier make it the most dangerous part of Mount Everest and it has already claimed the lives of nine climbers.
- There are crevasses to fall into, rockfalls, avalanches, and severe weather, particularly the wind, on such a mountain.
- It is not a classically beautiful mountain, with a well-defined peak, but it has a multitude of cracks and crevasses and ledges, a lifetime of problems for a young climber.
- Way below him yawns a bottomless crevasse in a glacier.
- The glacier is riddled with crevasses, and the route is often disguised by a thin blanket of new snow.
- Cool your heels in glistening ice fields, boulder-hop across pristine streams, peer into deep crevasses and climb secret ridges with only mountain goats for company.
- According to early reports, the rotor blade of the helicopter hit the rugged vertical surface of a crevasse over a remote glacier in the northern part of the province.
- On good days they could travel no more than 15 miles, and they had to be ever vigilant of the deep crevasses opening up beneath their feet when the snow melted.
- Using such friction plates to provide belays over crevasses or up short, steep sections is often too time-consuming when other methods will suffice, but the device is worth its weight during rescues.
- The lake invades the glacier's deep chasms and crevasses, detonating thunderous explosions as great shards of ice detach and re-emerge as icebergs.
- Instead of being thick rivers of ice full of crevasses, the glaciers within the Dry Valleys are flat and rather smooth; some are even shaped like pancakes.
- Incredibly, he survived, making his way from the crevasse on to the glacier and then crawling all the way back to base camp.
- Twenty unclimbed mountains, gaping crevasses, blizzards and temperatures plunging to 25 degrees below zero were just some of the challenges overcome by a Navy expedition to Greenland.
- This tends to break the glacier apart into many crevasses on the glacier's surface (around 100 to 200 feet deep, generally).
- Spread across the uneven terrain, this symphony of tonal contrasts seems to magnify the modest image into a windswept snow-covered mountain crest marked by deep crevasses.
- This time it's like crossing a widening crevasse in a glacier.
Synonyms
chasm, abyss, fissure, cleft, crack, split, breach, rift, gap, hole, opening, pit, cavity, crater
1. 1.1North American A breach in the embankment of a river or canal.
  Example sentencesExamples
  This expansion of the compressed river of ice causes crevasse fields to develop.
  Caves and Caverns and Victory Reef, north of Bimini, had some fun crevasses and swim-throughs, while at Elkhorn Reef off Andros an enormous spotted eagle ray twice cruised by at close range.
  Dogfish roam the area looking for prey and large crabs bury themselves in small crevasses and sand pockets.
  Crevasse splay deposits are floodplain deposits formed by the breaching of a levee, typically during flood events.
  Like his fellow citizens, he took a lively interest in the great swellings of the Mississippi River, which periodically breached the levees in what were known as crevasses.
  Deeper, deeper, we follow the crevasse until it opens onto a coral wall.

Origin

Early 19th century: from French, from Old French crevace (see crevice).

Rhymes

alas, Alsace, amass, Bass, chasse, crass, en masse, gas, Hamas, lass, mass, morass, sass, tarantass, tass, wrasse

Definition of crevasse in US English:

crevasse

nounkrəˈvaskrəˈvæs

1A deep open crack, especially one in a glacier.
Example sentencesExamples
- On good days they could travel no more than 15 miles, and they had to be ever vigilant of the deep crevasses opening up beneath their feet when the snow melted.
- Cut loose, he has plummeted into a deep crevasse, where against all odds he lands on a fragile ledge and survives.
- Cool your heels in glistening ice fields, boulder-hop across pristine streams, peer into deep crevasses and climb secret ridges with only mountain goats for company.
- Way below him yawns a bottomless crevasse in a glacier.
- According to early reports, the rotor blade of the helicopter hit the rugged vertical surface of a crevasse over a remote glacier in the northern part of the province.
- It is not a classically beautiful mountain, with a well-defined peak, but it has a multitude of cracks and crevasses and ledges, a lifetime of problems for a young climber.
- A glaciologist said the crevasses could be wide open, waiting to swallow the unwary.
- The lake invades the glacier's deep chasms and crevasses, detonating thunderous explosions as great shards of ice detach and re-emerge as icebergs.
- At risk of being stranded out on a glacier overnight by a fierce storm, they must make their way back to their camp over a narrow ice - bridge, which spans a deep crevasse.
- This time it's like crossing a widening crevasse in a glacier.
- The deep crevasses and moving ice in the Kumbu glacier make it the most dangerous part of Mount Everest and it has already claimed the lives of nine climbers.
- Spread across the uneven terrain, this symphony of tonal contrasts seems to magnify the modest image into a windswept snow-covered mountain crest marked by deep crevasses.
- Using such friction plates to provide belays over crevasses or up short, steep sections is often too time-consuming when other methods will suffice, but the device is worth its weight during rescues.
- This tends to break the glacier apart into many crevasses on the glacier's surface (around 100 to 200 feet deep, generally).
- Twenty unclimbed mountains, gaping crevasses, blizzards and temperatures plunging to 25 degrees below zero were just some of the challenges overcome by a Navy expedition to Greenland.
- Instead of being thick rivers of ice full of crevasses, the glaciers within the Dry Valleys are flat and rather smooth; some are even shaped like pancakes.
- The glacier is riddled with crevasses, and the route is often disguised by a thin blanket of new snow.
- Incredibly, he survived, making his way from the crevasse on to the glacier and then crawling all the way back to base camp.
- There are crevasses to fall into, rockfalls, avalanches, and severe weather, particularly the wind, on such a mountain.
- When my wits returned, I was sprawled out full length on the snow with one leg dangling over the side of an open crevasse.
Synonyms
chasm, abyss, fissure, cleft, crack, split, breach, rift, gap, hole, opening, pit, cavity, crater
1. 1.1North American A breach in the embankment of a river or canal.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Like his fellow citizens, he took a lively interest in the great swellings of the Mississippi River, which periodically breached the levees in what were known as crevasses.
  Deeper, deeper, we follow the crevasse until it opens onto a coral wall.
  Caves and Caverns and Victory Reef, north of Bimini, had some fun crevasses and swim-throughs, while at Elkhorn Reef off Andros an enormous spotted eagle ray twice cruised by at close range.
  Crevasse splay deposits are floodplain deposits formed by the breaching of a levee, typically during flood events.
  This expansion of the compressed river of ice causes crevasse fields to develop.
  Dogfish roam the area looking for prey and large crabs bury themselves in small crevasses and sand pockets.

Origin

Early 19th century: from French, from Old French crevace (see crevice).

单词	crevasse
释义	Definition of crevasse in English: crevasse noun krɪˈvaskrəˈvæs 1A deep open crack, especially one in a glacier. Example sentencesExamples A glaciologist said the crevasses could be wide open, waiting to swallow the unwary. Cut loose, he has plummeted into a deep crevasse, where against all odds he lands on a fragile ledge and survives. When my wits returned, I was sprawled out full length on the snow with one leg dangling over the side of an open crevasse. At risk of being stranded out on a glacier overnight by a fierce storm, they must make their way back to their camp over a narrow ice - bridge, which spans a deep crevasse. The deep crevasses and moving ice in the Kumbu glacier make it the most dangerous part of Mount Everest and it has already claimed the lives of nine climbers. There are crevasses to fall into, rockfalls, avalanches, and severe weather, particularly the wind, on such a mountain. It is not a classically beautiful mountain, with a well-defined peak, but it has a multitude of cracks and crevasses and ledges, a lifetime of problems for a young climber. Way below him yawns a bottomless crevasse in a glacier. The glacier is riddled with crevasses, and the route is often disguised by a thin blanket of new snow. Cool your heels in glistening ice fields, boulder-hop across pristine streams, peer into deep crevasses and climb secret ridges with only mountain goats for company. According to early reports, the rotor blade of the helicopter hit the rugged vertical surface of a crevasse over a remote glacier in the northern part of the province. On good days they could travel no more than 15 miles, and they had to be ever vigilant of the deep crevasses opening up beneath their feet when the snow melted. Using such friction plates to provide belays over crevasses or up short, steep sections is often too time-consuming when other methods will suffice, but the device is worth its weight during rescues. The lake invades the glacier's deep chasms and crevasses, detonating thunderous explosions as great shards of ice detach and re-emerge as icebergs. Instead of being thick rivers of ice full of crevasses, the glaciers within the Dry Valleys are flat and rather smooth; some are even shaped like pancakes. Incredibly, he survived, making his way from the crevasse on to the glacier and then crawling all the way back to base camp. Twenty unclimbed mountains, gaping crevasses, blizzards and temperatures plunging to 25 degrees below zero were just some of the challenges overcome by a Navy expedition to Greenland. This tends to break the glacier apart into many crevasses on the glacier's surface (around 100 to 200 feet deep, generally). Spread across the uneven terrain, this symphony of tonal contrasts seems to magnify the modest image into a windswept snow-covered mountain crest marked by deep crevasses. This time it's like crossing a widening crevasse in a glacier. Synonyms chasm, abyss, fissure, cleft, crack, split, breach, rift, gap, hole, opening, pit, cavity, crater 1.1North American A breach in the embankment of a river or canal. Example sentencesExamples This expansion of the compressed river of ice causes crevasse fields to develop. Caves and Caverns and Victory Reef, north of Bimini, had some fun crevasses and swim-throughs, while at Elkhorn Reef off Andros an enormous spotted eagle ray twice cruised by at close range. Dogfish roam the area looking for prey and large crabs bury themselves in small crevasses and sand pockets. Crevasse splay deposits are floodplain deposits formed by the breaching of a levee, typically during flood events. Like his fellow citizens, he took a lively interest in the great swellings of the Mississippi River, which periodically breached the levees in what were known as crevasses. Deeper, deeper, we follow the crevasse until it opens onto a coral wall. Origin Early 19th century: from French, from Old French crevace (see crevice). Rhymes alas, Alsace, amass, Bass, chasse, crass, en masse, gas, Hamas, lass, mass, morass, sass, tarantass, tass, wrasse Definition of crevasse in US English: crevasse nounkrəˈvaskrəˈvæs 1A deep open crack, especially one in a glacier. Example sentencesExamples On good days they could travel no more than 15 miles, and they had to be ever vigilant of the deep crevasses opening up beneath their feet when the snow melted. Cut loose, he has plummeted into a deep crevasse, where against all odds he lands on a fragile ledge and survives. Cool your heels in glistening ice fields, boulder-hop across pristine streams, peer into deep crevasses and climb secret ridges with only mountain goats for company. Way below him yawns a bottomless crevasse in a glacier. According to early reports, the rotor blade of the helicopter hit the rugged vertical surface of a crevasse over a remote glacier in the northern part of the province. It is not a classically beautiful mountain, with a well-defined peak, but it has a multitude of cracks and crevasses and ledges, a lifetime of problems for a young climber. A glaciologist said the crevasses could be wide open, waiting to swallow the unwary. The lake invades the glacier's deep chasms and crevasses, detonating thunderous explosions as great shards of ice detach and re-emerge as icebergs. At risk of being stranded out on a glacier overnight by a fierce storm, they must make their way back to their camp over a narrow ice - bridge, which spans a deep crevasse. This time it's like crossing a widening crevasse in a glacier. The deep crevasses and moving ice in the Kumbu glacier make it the most dangerous part of Mount Everest and it has already claimed the lives of nine climbers. Spread across the uneven terrain, this symphony of tonal contrasts seems to magnify the modest image into a windswept snow-covered mountain crest marked by deep crevasses. Using such friction plates to provide belays over crevasses or up short, steep sections is often too time-consuming when other methods will suffice, but the device is worth its weight during rescues. This tends to break the glacier apart into many crevasses on the glacier's surface (around 100 to 200 feet deep, generally). Twenty unclimbed mountains, gaping crevasses, blizzards and temperatures plunging to 25 degrees below zero were just some of the challenges overcome by a Navy expedition to Greenland. Instead of being thick rivers of ice full of crevasses, the glaciers within the Dry Valleys are flat and rather smooth; some are even shaped like pancakes. The glacier is riddled with crevasses, and the route is often disguised by a thin blanket of new snow. Incredibly, he survived, making his way from the crevasse on to the glacier and then crawling all the way back to base camp. There are crevasses to fall into, rockfalls, avalanches, and severe weather, particularly the wind, on such a mountain. When my wits returned, I was sprawled out full length on the snow with one leg dangling over the side of an open crevasse. Synonyms chasm, abyss, fissure, cleft, crack, split, breach, rift, gap, hole, opening, pit, cavity, crater 1.1North American A breach in the embankment of a river or canal. Example sentencesExamples Like his fellow citizens, he took a lively interest in the great swellings of the Mississippi River, which periodically breached the levees in what were known as crevasses. Deeper, deeper, we follow the crevasse until it opens onto a coral wall. Caves and Caverns and Victory Reef, north of Bimini, had some fun crevasses and swim-throughs, while at Elkhorn Reef off Andros an enormous spotted eagle ray twice cruised by at close range. Crevasse splay deposits are floodplain deposits formed by the breaching of a levee, typically during flood events. This expansion of the compressed river of ice causes crevasse fields to develop. Dogfish roam the area looking for prey and large crabs bury themselves in small crevasses and sand pockets. Origin Early 19th century: from French, from Old French crevace (see crevice).
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