/ krəˈvæs; NAmE / noun
a deep open crack, especially in ice, for example in a glacier
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: from French , from Old French crevace , from crever to burst, from Latin crepare to rattle, crack.
/ krəˈvæs; NAmE / noun
a deep open crack, especially in ice, for example in a glacier
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: from French , from Old French crevace , from crever to burst, from Latin crepare to rattle, crack.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005