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• crevasse — /kreuh vas /, n., v., crevassed, crevassing. n. 1. a fissure, or deep cleft, in glacial ice, the earth s surface, etc. 2. a breach in an embankment or levee. v.t. 3. to fissure with crevasses. [1805 15, Amer.; < F; see CREVICE] * * * Fissure or… …   Universalium

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• crevasse — /krəˈvæs / (say kruh vas) noun 1. a fissure or deep cleft in the ice of a glacier. –verb (t) (crevassed, crevassing) 2. to fissure with crevasses. {French. See crevice} …  

• crevasse — [krə vas′] n. [Fr < OFr crevace,CREVICE] 1. a deep crack or fissure, esp. in a glacier ☆ 2. a break in the levee of a river, dike, etc. vt. crevassed, crevassing to make a crevasse or crevasses in …   English World dictionary