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Synonyms for crater

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
Example sentences :
  • 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

Antonyms for crater

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