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crevasse

noun
/krəˈvæs/

Meaning

a deep crack in a glacier or the earth’s surface

Example Sentences

The climbers carefully crossed the icy crevasse.

Synonyms

chasm, fissure, rift, split, gorge

Antonyms

hill, rise, mound

Collocations

deep crevasse, icy crevasse, fall into a crevasse, cross a crevasse

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