noun
1.
a fissure, or deep cleft, in glacial ice, the earth's surface, etc.
2.
a breach in an embankment or levee.
verb (used with object)
3.
to fissure with crevasses.
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crevasse (krɪˈvæs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a deep crack or fissure, esp in the ice of a glacier |
| 2. | (US) a break in a river embankment |
| —vb | |
| 3. | (US) (tr) to make a break or fissure in (a dyke, wall, etc) |
| [C19: from French: | |
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crevasse
1823, of glaciers; 1814, of riverbanks (from Louisiana Fr.), from Fr. crevasse, from O.Fr. crevace "crevice" (see crevice). Essentially the same word as crevice, but re-adopted in senses for which the sense that had taken hold in crevice was felt to be too small.
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