crater
noun /ˈkreɪtə(r)/
/ˈkreɪtər/
- a large hole in the top of a volcano
enlarge image- We peered over the lip of the crater into the volcano.
- volcanic peaks which tower above deep craters
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- gaping
- huge
- …
- create
- form
- leave
- …
- floor
- rim
- lake
- …
- in a/the crater
- the edge of a crater
- the lip of a crater
- the side of a crater
- …
- a large hole in the ground caused by the explosion of a bomb or by something large hitting it
- a meteorite crater
Extra Examples- The blast blew a gaping crater in the road.
- The bomb blew a crater 80 metres across.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- gaping
- huge
- …
- create
- form
- leave
- …
- floor
- rim
- lake
- …
- in a/the crater
- the edge of a crater
- the lip of a crater
- the side of a crater
- …
Word Originearly 17th cent. (denoting the hollow forming the mouth of a volcano): via Latin from Greek kratēr ‘mixing-bowl’, from krasis ‘mixture’.