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bergschrund
[ berk-shroont ]
noun
- a crevasse, or series of crevasses, at the upper end of a mountain glacier.
bergschrund
/ ˈbɛrkʃrʊnt; ˈbɜːɡʃruːnd /
noun
- a crevasse at the head of a glacier Also calledrimaye
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bergschrund1
1835–45; < German ( Berg mountain + Schrunde crevice)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bergschrund1
C19: German: mountain crack
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Example Sentences
On reaching a bergschrund we found above its upper lip hard ice, which continued no doubt to the ridge.
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To climb down and slip meant a furious plunge like the other, and if there was not a bergschrund, he might hit a rock.
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Happily the bergschrund was choked with snow, and we escaped with an involuntary slide.
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About 800 feet below the spot where their fall commenced was a small Bergschrund, or crack across the ice.
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We were now sufficiently near to the bergschrund to be able to form some idea of its nature and difficulty.
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