crevasse

noun

Definition of crevassenext
as in chasm
a deep, narrow opening or crack in an area of thick ice or rock

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Recent Examples of crevasse Rangers used a helicopter long-line to pluck the surviving climber from roughly 17,200 feet on the West Buttress route, a popular but perilous path riven with crevasses and ice. — Becky Bohrer, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026 In 2012, four climbers from Japan were killed after a shallow avalanche pushed them into a crevasse. — Becky Bohrer, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026 The garter snakes survive Manitoba's severe winters by hibernating in a network of limestone crevasses and caverns below the frost line. — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026 Dents and crevasses pockmarked her teats. — Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for crevasse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crevasse
  1. chasm
  2. crevice
  3. fissure
  4. abyss
  5. cleft
  6. ravine
  7. canyon
  8. gorge
Noun
  • Tom, however, is determined not to turn this into anything other than a need to have Willis crack the case and save Jake; the wide chasm between the two is apparent from the start and Tom certainly doesn’t want any reunion with his father.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The primary reason for this chasm between psychiatry and the rest of medicine is that knowledge about the biological basis of mental disorders lags behind other medical disorders.
    — Anand Kumar, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of chasm
Noun
  • High-pressure washing can force water into seals and crevices, damage weatherstripping, and strip paint—especially on doors that are already showing signs of chipping or peeling.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Unapproved use of old cardboard pieces placed in underside crevices below the center prep table.
    — Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of crevice
Noun
  • On a historic square in Savannah, with live oaks cloaked in Spanish moss, Aaron Whitley, the Chatham County Democratic Party chair, says Ossoff has managed to transcend those fissures better than most.
    — Sam Gringlas, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
  • But a fissure remains between those actors who stay morally opposed to cloning, and those who embrace this new reality.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of fissure
Noun
  • And into the abyss of checks and balances, entitlement crept in.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • And what is perhaps most frightening, in those despondent moments that inevitably follow the exhilarating rush, is the realization that this enveloping abyss retains the imprint of our actions.
    — Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of abyss
Noun
  • When odor molecules cannot reach the olfactory cleft, the obstruction must be identified and treated first.
    — Alexandra Frost, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Bulldozers rolled just miles away from Santa Elena Canyon, a behemoth limestone cleft where the Rio Grande flows between cliffs that grow from the desert floor.
    — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of cleft
Noun
  • The helicopter then returned to the ravine and carried out the same technical maneuver to bring the second climber to safety.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • At the other side of the woods the land dips into a ravine, the great trees end and dense bushes clot the bank.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of ravine
Noun
  • This also includes the largest American variant, the western mastiff, with a wingspan of nearly two feet, and the smallest, the thumb-sized, nickel-weighing western pipistrelle, also called the canyon bat.
    — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Water Canyon Campground Water Canyon Campground is tucked away inside an oceanfront canyon on Santa Rosa Island, offering some protection from the park’s strong winds.
    — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of canyon
Noun
  • Nepal's mountainous terrain, dotted with deep valleys and narrow gorges, makes rescue and relief operations challenging.
    — Arshad R. Zargar, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The Royal Gorge Route operates year-round with up to four departures daily up and down the gorge.
    — Jocelyn Rowley, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of gorge

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