crevasses
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Crevasses, meanwhile, are widening, Mr Sherpa says, to the extent that some can no longer be crossed.
From BBC • Sep. 9, 2022
Crevasses develop and can make it hazardous to hike or travel by snowmobile or dog sled.
From New York Times • May 19, 2022
Crevasses form in the rigid surface ice in places where the lower plastic ice is changing shape.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
Crevasses taper from the top, so if you fall in one, chances are you will be wedged in at the bottom and unable to move.
From New York Times • Jan. 5, 2011
Crevasses prevented us from continuing the line quite across the glacier.
From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by Tyndall, John