cre·vasse

(krĭ-văs′)

1. A deep fissure, as in a glacier; a chasm.

2. A crack or breach in a dike or levee.

intr. & tr.v. cre·vassed, cre·vass·ing, cre·vass·es

To develop or cause to develop crevasses.

[French, from Old French crevace, crevice; see crevice.]

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crevassed

(krɪˈvæs)

adj

containing deep cracks or fissures

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