crater lake
noun
a body of water occupying a roughly circular, steep-sided volcanic crater or caldera.
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Nearby words
crassulaceous, crassus, cratch, crate, crater, crater lake, crater lake national park, crater mound, cratered, craterlet, craters of the moon
Origin of crater lake
First recorded in 1875–80
Definition for crater lake (2 of 2)
Crater Lake
noun
a lake in the crater of an extinct volcano in SW Oregon, in Crater Lake National Park. 20 sq. mi. (52 sq. km); 1996 feet (608 meters) deep.
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