Mountaineering Hazards

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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.