crevasse
To form crevassesTo form crevasses.
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» Ivy was growing in the crevasses.
Amastan · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(intransitive)To form crevasses.
(transitive)To fissure with crevasses.
Examples
4 sentencesIvy was growing in the crevasses.
The climbers perished after falling into a crevasse.
The rope snapped and Tom fell down the crevasse.
ruВерёвка порвалась, и Том упал в расщелину. — marafon
The climber slipped on a rock and fell into a crevasse.
Origin
From French crevasse. Doublet of crevice.From French crevasse. Doublet of crevice.
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Forms
crevasses, crevassing, crevassed, crevassedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.