Glaciology Terminology

noun A deep crack or fissure in the ice of a glacier.

• The mountaineers had to carefully navigate around the crevasse to reach the summit.
• Watch out for that crevasse, it's a big gap in the ice!
• Dude, did you see how close I came to falling into that crevasse?
• The political divide in the country is like a deep crevasse, difficult to bridge.

verb moving back or away from a previous position

adjective becoming more distant or less intense

• The receding tide left behind a trail of seashells on the shore.
• I noticed my hairline was receding when I looked in the mirror this morning.
• His chances of winning were receding faster than a hairline on a bald man.
• As she walked away, his hopes of reconciliation with her were receding into the distance.

noun a cow or other ungulate giving birth to a calf

verb to give birth to a calf

• The farmer observed the cows as they began to calve in the spring.
• The cows are going to calve soon, so we need to keep an eye on them.
• I heard that cow is about to calve any day now.
• The company is expected to calve off a new division next quarter.