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noun
a body of water occupying a roughly circular, steep-sided volcanic crater or caldera.
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Origin of crater lake
First recorded in 1875โ80
Words nearby crater lake
Crassus, -crat, cratch, crate, crater, crater lake, Crater Lake National Park, craterlet, Crater Mound, Craters of the Moon, C ration
Other definitions for crater lake (2 of 2)
Crater Lake
noun
a lake in the crater of an extinct volcano in southwestern Oregon, in Crater Lake National Park. 20 sq. mi. (52 sq. km); 1,996 feet (608 meters) deep.
Origin of Crater Lake
First recorded in 1895โ1900
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