Polyglot Dictionary

crevasse

/krəˈvæs/

noun B2
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
crevasses

Meaning

  1. grieta (glaciar)

    • The climber nearly fell into a crevasse.

      El escalador casi cae en una grieta.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

crack

Crack is the general word for a fissure in any surface; a crevasse is specifically a deep crack in glacier ice.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa crevasse?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The climber nearly fell into a ___.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a crevasse?

noun

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