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crevasse

/krɪˈvæs/

/krəˈvæs/

crevassenoun

crevasses

/krɪˈvæs/

/krəˈvæs/

Translations

трещина

The climbers carefully navigated around the crevasse.

Альпинисты осторожно обошли трещину.

Additional translations

ледниковая трещина

Definitions

A deep open crack, especially one in a glacier.

The mountaineers carefully navigated around the crevasse to avoid falling in.

A breach in a river levee or embankment through which water escapes.

The engineer inspected the levee after the storm and discovered a large crevasse letting water flood the fields.

Synonyms

crevasseverb

crevassed

Past Simple

crevassed

Past Participle

crevassing

Gerund

/krəˈvɑːs/

/krəˈvæs/

Used transitively and intransitively to mean ‘to split or crack into crevasses’; regular verb.

Definitions

To split or cause to split into deep cracks or fissures.

Repeated freeze–thaw cycles crevassed the glacier’s surface.

To develop deep cracks or fissures.

The ice sheet began to crevasse as it flowed toward the sea.

crevasseadjective

more crevasse

Comp.

most crevasse

Super.

Used attributively to modify nouns relating to crevasses (e.g., crevasse rescue).

Definitions

Relating to or characteristic of a crevasse or crevasses.

Crevasse rescue techniques are an essential part of glacier travel.