crevasse
noun
a fissure, or deep cleft, in glacial ice, the earth's surface, etc.
crevasses
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pluralof crevasse.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Three more bodies were recovered from within the crevasses of the glacier.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2024
There’s a point being made there: His wrinkles and crevasses echo the landscape, which has also been shaped by time and forces of nature.
From New York Times ● May 24, 2024
It’s best known for wide spine-tingling crevasses spanned by flimsy-looking aluminum ladders lashed together with rope.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2024
Yet for decades, due to the risk of avalanches and hidden snow-lined crevasses, no research expedition had ever been able to reach the peak of Nevado Huascarán to collect these ancient records.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2023
But the snow concealed many of the glaciers crevasses, increasing the danger.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
