cre ‧ vasse /krɪˈvæs/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: French ; Origin: Old French crevace ; ⇨ ↑ crevice ]
a deep open crack in the thick ice on a mountain
cre ‧ vasse /krɪˈvæs/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: French ; Origin: Old French crevace ; ⇨ ↑ crevice ]
a deep open crack in the thick ice on a mountain
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012