BERGSCHRUND

Meaning of BERGSCHRUND in English

[ 'bə:gʃrʊnd ]

■ noun a crevasse at the head of a glacier.

Origin

C19: from Ger., from Berg 'mountain' + Schrund 'crevice'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

BERGSCHRUND — ˈberkˌshru̇nt noun ( -s ) Etymology: German, from berg mountain (from Old High German) + schrund crack, from Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BERGSCHRUND — (n.) The crevasse or series of crevasses, usually deep and often broad, frequently occurring near the head of a mountain …
Английский словарь Webster
BERGSCHRUND — /berk"shroont/ , n. a crevasse, or series of crevasses, at the upper end of a mountain glacier. [ 1835-45; Berg …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BERGSCHRUND — n. gap or sequence of crevasses at the topmost end of a mountain glacier
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BERGSCHRUND — add. ·noun the crevasse or series of crevasses, usually deep and often broad, frequently occurring near the head of a …
Webster English vocab
BERGSCHRUND — (German: mountain crevice), a crevasse or series of crevasses often found near the head of a mountain glacier. The erosion …
Britannica English vocabulary
BERGSCHRUND — bergschrund BrE AmE ˈbɜːɡ ʃrʊnd AmE ˈbɝːɡ- ▷ bergschrund|s z —German B~ [ ˈbɛʁk ʃʁʊnt ]
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BERGSCHRUND — / ˈbɜːgʃrʊnd; NAmE ˈbɜːrkʃrʊnt/ noun ( geology ) a deep crack formed where a glacier (= a large moving mass …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BERGSCHRUND — n. a crevasse or gap at the head of a glacier or n÷v÷. [G]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BERGSCHRUND — n. a crevasse or gap at the head of a glacier or névé. [ G ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BERGSCHRUND — n. a crevasse or gap at the head of a glacier or n{eacute}v{eacute}. Etymology: G
Oxford English vocab
SHREND — ˈs(h)rend intransitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: probably from German dialect schrinden, from Old High German scrintan to crack open …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SCHRUND — noun ( -s ) Etymology: German, crack — more at bergschrund : bergschrund
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CREVASSE — fissure or crack in a glacier resulting from stress produced by movement. Crevasses range up to 20 m (65 feet) …
Britannica English vocabulary
CIRQUE — (French: circle), amphitheatre-shaped basin with precipitous walls, at the head of a glacial valley. It generally results from erosion beneath …
Britannica English vocabulary
БЕРГШРУНД — bergschrund
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