noun🔗ShareA crack or fissure in a glacier or snowfield; a chasm."The climber carefully avoided the crevasse in the glacier. "geologygeographynatureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA breach in a canal or river bank."Heavy rains caused a crevasse in the levee, flooding the nearby farmland. "geographyenvironmentdisasterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA discontinuity or “gap” between the accounted variables and an observed outcome."The student's predicted grade on the test showed a crevasse compared to their actual score. "geologygapChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo form crevasses."The glacier began to crevasse rapidly as the summer heat intensified, making it too dangerous to cross. "geologygeographyenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo fissure with crevasses."The glacier crevassed dramatically, splitting the ice into dangerous shards. "geologyenvironmentnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
