Crevasse Meaning in English

word

US

kɹəˈvæs

krə-VASS

UK

kɹəvˈæs

krə-VASS

التعريف

A deep crack or opening, especially in the ice of a glacier.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Used in scientific and outdoor contexts for glaciers or thick ice. Not to be confused with 'crevice', which refers to small cracks in rock. Often appears in mountaineering and adventure writing.

• Spanish: grieta (glaciar) - hendidura profunda
• Portuguese (BR): fenda (geleira) - greta profunda
• Portuguese (PT): fenda (glaciar) - greta profunda
• Chinese (Simplified): 冰缝 - 冰川裂缝
• Chinese (Traditional): 冰縫 - 冰川裂縫
• Hindi: ग्लेशियर की दरार - गहरी दरार
• Arabic: شَقّ في الجليد - صدع عميق
• Bengali: বড় ফাটল (হিমবাহে)
• Russian: трещина (ледника)
• Japanese: クレバス
• Vietnamese: khe nứt sâu (trên sông băng)
• Korean: 빙하 틈
• Turkish: buz yarığı
• Urdu: برفانی دراڑ
• Indonesian: retakan dalam (gletser)

جمل نموذجية

Be careful while walking; there's a crevasse ahead.

basic

The crevasse was too wide to cross safely.

basic

The explorer almost fell into a hidden crevasse.

basic

One wrong step and you could drop straight into a crevasse.

natural

They used a rope to cross the deep crevasse safely.

natural

Glaciers can be dangerous because a crevasse might be hidden beneath a thin layer of snow.

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