- crevasse cre·vasse n
- [krɪ'væs]
crepaccio
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
crevasse cre·vasse n
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cre|vasse — «kruh VAS», noun, verb, vassed, vass|ing. –n. 1. a deep crack or split in the ice of a glacier, or in the ground after an earthquake: »Glaciologists investigate crevasses near the junction between grounded ice and floating ice shelf (Science News … Useful english dictionary
Crevasse — Cre vasse (kr? v?s ), n. [F. See {Crevice}.] 1. A deep crevice or fissure, as in embankment; one of the clefts or fissure by which the mass of a glacier is divided. [1913 Webster] 2. A breach in the levee or embankment of a river, caused by the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crevasse — cre|vasse [krıˈvæs] n [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: Old French crevace; CREVICE] a deep open crack in the thick ice on a mountain … Dictionary of contemporary English
crevasse — cre|vasse [ krə væs ] noun count a very deep crack in rock or ice … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
crevasse — cre·vasse … English syllables
crevasse — cre•vasse [[t]krəˈvæs[/t]] n. gel a fissure, or deep cleft, in glacial ice, the earth s surface, etc • Etymology: 1805–15, amer.; < F; see crevice … From formal English to slang
