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| cre·vasse [ krə váss ] |
noun (plural cre·vass·es) |
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1. deep crack: a deep crack, e.g. in the ice of a glacier
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2. levee crack: a crack in a levee or dike
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle cre·vassed, present participle cre·vass·ing, 3rd person present singular cre·vass·es) |
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form crevasses: to develop crevasses, or make something develop crevasses
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| [Early 19th century. < French, modern form of Old French crevace (see crevice)] |
