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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : krey-ter |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkreɪ tər |
Définition of crater
Origin :- 1610s, from Latin crater, from Greek krater "bowl for mixing wine with water," from kera- "to mix," from PIE root *kere- "to mix, confuse; cook" (see rare (adj.2)). Used in Latin for bowl-shaped mouth of a volcano. Applied to features of the Moon since 1860. As a verb, from 1830 in poetry, 1872 in science. Related: Cratered; cratering.
- noun cavity
- We stood now on the rim of the crater, looking straight into the inferno.
- Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
- The crater was one hundred and fifty feet wide and fifty feet deep.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) » by Various
- But the empty silence of the desert was misleading, as the men in the crater knew.
- Extract from : « Two Thousand Miles Below » by Charles Willard Diffin
- In another moment they were riding rapidly toward the rim of the crater.
- Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
- He pressed on up to the rim of the crater and lost no time in the descent on the other side.
- Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
- At last he reached the top, the yawning mouth of the crater.
- Extract from : « The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras » by Jules Verne
- Quit the column at the lip of the crater, and muster about the aircars!
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 » by Various
- A burst, from the depths of the crater, of sardonic laughter!
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 » by Various
- Violent eruptions took place from its crater in 1545 and 1546.
- Extract from : « Aztec Land » by Maturin M. Ballou
- I'm going up to the peak of the crater to see if anything is in sight.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 » by Various
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