- open crevasse
- открытая трещина
Glacial hydrology dictionary. Б.Р.Мавлюдов.
Glacial hydrology dictionary. Б.Р.Мавлюдов.
Crevasse — is also a traditional term for a levee breach. Crossing a crevasse on the Easton Glacier, Mount Baker, in the North Cascades, Washington A crevasse is a deep crack in an ice sheet rhys glacier (as opposed to a crevice, which forms in rock).… … Wikipedia
Crevasse Canyon Formation — Stratigraphic range: Upper Cretaceous Type sedimentary Unit of Mesaverde Group Sub units Dilco Coal Member, Dalton Sandstone Member, Gibson Coal Member Underlies Point Lookout Sandstone … Wikipedia
crevasse — crevasse, crevice are both derived from a Latin root crepare meaning ‘to break with a crash’. A crevasse is a deep open crack or fissure in a glacier; in AmE it is also used to mean a breach in a river embankment. A crevice is a narrow cleft or… … Modern English usage
crevasse — ► NOUN ▪ a deep open crack in a glacier or ice field. ORIGIN Old French crevace (see CREVICE(Cf. ↑crevice)) … English terms dictionary
open — Synonyms and related words: Spartan, abandoned, aboveboard, absolute, accented, acceptable, accessible, activate, admissible, admissive, admissory, adumbrate, advertise, affirmed, afford, agape, agreeable, air, ajar, aloof, altruistic, alveolar,… … Moby Thesaurus
open up — Synonyms and related words: acknowledge, admit, admit everything, advance, aid, air, allow, appear, avow, bare, branch, branch out, breach, break the seal, bring before, bring forward, bring to light, bring up, broach, chink, clear the way,… … Moby Thesaurus
crevasse — cre|vasse [krıˈvæs] n [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: Old French crevace; CREVICE] a deep open crack in the thick ice on a mountain … Dictionary of contemporary English
crevasse — [krɪ vas] noun a deep open crack in a glacier or ice field. Origin C19: from Fr., from OFr. crevace (see crevice) … English new terms dictionary
crevasse — noun (C) a deep open crack in thick ice, especially in a glacier … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
crevasse — n. 1 a deep open crack, esp. in a glacier. 2 US a breach in a river levee. Etymology: F f. OF crevace: see CREVICE … Useful english dictionary
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