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Antonyms for crevasse

Grammar : Noun
Spell : kruh-vas
Phonetic Transcription : krəˈvæs

Definition of crevasse

Origin :
  • 1823, of glaciers; 1814, of riverbanks (in that case from Louisiana French), from French crevasse, from Old French crevace "crevice" (see crevice). Essentially the same word as crevice, but re-adopted in senses for which the meaning that had taken hold in crevice was felt to be too small.
  • noun precipice
Example sentences :
  • There was a crevasse which was called the "Enfer du Plogoff."
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • Come to me on the edge of the crevasse nearest the place of most destruction!
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 » by Various
  • The German wishes he had dropped the Frenchman into the crevasse.
  • Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby
  • The crevasse through which it issues is wild and romantic in the extreme.
  • Extract from : « Byeways in Palestine » by James Finn
  • It was a stony smile, humorless as a crevasse in a rock-face.
  • Extract from : « Highways in Hiding » by George Oliver Smith
  • When we came abreast of the crevasse, we could see through it to the country beyond.
  • Extract from : « Up the River » by Oliver Optic
  • Just then a row-boat came to the crevasse, and fearlessly headed into the opening.
  • Extract from : « Up the River » by Oliver Optic
  • We had entered the rapid current that swept into the crevasse.
  • Extract from : « Up the River » by Oliver Optic
  • I watched the edge of the crevasse, but I could not see that we either gained or lost.
  • Extract from : « Up the River » by Oliver Optic
  • She stopped a little while at the crevasse, I am told, but finding she could do no good, she went on.
  • Extract from : « Up the River » by Oliver Optic

Synonyms for crevasse

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