| 释义 |
cre·vasse
noun
also cre·vass \krə̇ˈvas, -aa(ə)s sometimes -väs or -vȧs or ˈkrevə̇s\
(plural crevasses)
Etymology: French, from Old French crevace
: a break, opening, or chasm of some width and considerable depth: as
a. : a split or cleavage through massed ice, glacier, snow field, or earth after earthquakes
b. [American French, from French] : a breach in the levee of a river |