crevasse

4 ENTRIES FOUND:

cre·vasse

noun \kri-ˈvas\

Definition of CREVASSE

1
: a breach in a levee
2
: a deep crevice or fissure (as in a glacier or the earth)

Origin of CREVASSE

French, from Old French crevace
First Known Use: 1813

Other Geology Terms

anthracite, boulder, cwm, erratic, igneous, intrusive, mesa, sedimentary, silt, swale

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