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Crevasse - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Crevasse : (noun)
1: a deep fissure
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
2. A breach in the levee or embankment of a river, caused by
the pressure of the water, as on the lower Mississippi.
[U.S.]
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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