CREVASSING

Verb

crevassing

present participle of crevasse

Source: Wiktionary


CREVASSE

Cre`vasse" (kr`vs"), n. Etym: [F. See Crevice.]

1. A deep crevice or fissure, as in embankment; one of the clefts or fissure by which the mass of a glacier is divided.

2. A breach in the levee or embankment of a river, caused by the pressure of the water, as on the lower Mississippi. [U.S.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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