Found 2 items, similar to crevasse.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: crevasse
crevasse
n : a deep fissure
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Crevasse
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.
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2. A breach in the levee or embankment of a river, caused by
the pressure of the water, as on the lower Mississippi.
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