n.
Pronunciation: kri- ' vas
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Old French crevace
Date: 1813
1 : a breach in a levee
2 : a deep crevice or fissure (as in a glacier or the earth)
n.
Pronunciation: kri- ' vas
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Old French crevace
Date: 1813
1 : a breach in a levee
2 : a deep crevice or fissure (as in a glacier or the earth)
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012