CREVASSE


Meaning of CREVASSE in English

/kreuh vas"/ , n. , v. , crevassed, crevassing .

n.

1. a fissure, or deep cleft, in glacial ice, the earth's surface, etc.

2. a breach in an embankment or levee.

v.t.

3. to fissure with crevasses.

[ 1805-15, Amer.; ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .