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crevasses



NOUN
precipice
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The teams also used "3D photogrammetry and real-time drone surveys to map the Khumbu Icefall and assess hazards like seracs and crevasses", he said.

From BBC Apr. 28, 2026

It’s best known for wide spine-tingling crevasses spanned by flimsy-looking aluminum ladders lashed together with rope.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 29, 2024

Their branches grow in wildly unpredictable directions, and the trees’ gray, gnarled trunks are shot through with holes and crevasses large enough to hide a sleeping child.

From New York Times Mar. 9, 2024

Yet for decades, due to the risk of avalanches and hidden snow-lined crevasses, no research expedition had ever been able to reach the peak of Nevado Huascarán to collect these ancient records.

From Science Daily Nov. 15, 2023

All strapped down and/or tucked into weird cushioned crevasses.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone



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