- crevasses
- cre·vasse || krɪ'væs n. crevice, fissure
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Ulendet Crevasses — (coord|72|51|S|0|59|W|) is a crevasse field about 7 miles (11 km) long in the Jutulstraumen Glacier, about 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Neumayer Cliffs in Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by… … Wikipedia
crevasse — [ krəvas ] n. f. • v. 1150; lat. pop. °crepacia; de crepare → crever 1 ♦ Fente profonde à la surface d une chose. ⇒ fente, fissure. Crevasse d un mur. ⇒ lézarde. Crevasse dans le sol. ⇒ anfractuosité, cassure, craquelure, 2. faille. « La terre… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Crevasse — is also a traditional term for a levee breach. Crossing a crevasse on the Easton Glacier, Mount Baker, in the North Cascades, Washington A crevasse is a deep crack in an ice sheet rhys glacier (as opposed to a crevice, which forms in rock).… … Wikipedia
Glacier — This article is about the geological formation. For other uses, see Glacier (disambiguation). The Baltoro Glacier in the Karakoram, Kashmir, Northern Pakistan. At 62 kilometres (39 mi) in length, it is one of the longest alpine glaciers on… … Wikipedia
glacier — glaciered, adj. /glay sheuhr/, n. an extended mass of ice formed from snow falling and accumulating over the years and moving very slowly, either descending from high mountains, as in valley glaciers, or moving outward from centers of… … Universalium
crevasse — /kreuh vas /, n., v., crevassed, crevassing. n. 1. a fissure, or deep cleft, in glacial ice, the earth s surface, etc. 2. a breach in an embankment or levee. v.t. 3. to fissure with crevasses. [1805 15, Amer.; < F; see CREVICE] * * * Fissure or… … Universalium
crevasser — [ krəvase ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • fin XIVe; de crevasse ♦ Faire des crevasses sur, à (qqch.). Le froid crevasse le sol, les mains. ⇒ craqueler, fendiller, fendre, fissurer, gercer, 1. lézarder. SE CREVASSERv. pron. Le sol, le mur se… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Crevasse — Franchissement d une crevasse dans les North Cascades. Une crevasse est une ouverture naturelle dans un glacier. Plusieurs types de crevasses existent en fonction du terrain. Les crevasses peuvent représenter un véritable danger dans la pratique… … Wikipédia en Français
Mountaineering — Alpinist redirects here. For the magazine, see Alpinist (magazine). For the practice of closed circuit diving without a bailout, see Rebreather#Bailout. Mountaineer redirects here. For other uses, see Mountaineer (disambiguation). Basecamp… … Wikipedia
gercer — [ ʒɛrse ] v. <conjug. : 3> • 1530; déb. XIIIe pronom. « se blesser »; lat. pop. °charissare, gr. kharassein « entailler » 1 ♦ V. tr. Faire des petites crevasses à, en parlant de l action du froid ou de la sécheresse. Le froid gerce les… … Encyclopédie Universelle
