- plural of crevasse.
crevasses
Example Sentences
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It is a dangerous and unstable place, "criss-crossed with crevasses", and with slopes of up to 45 degrees, according to the Polish team.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2025
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
Who pulled me out of freezing rivers and away from crevasses I didn’t see.
From "The Honest Truth" by Dan Gemeinhart
