How to pronounce crevasse
American English pronunciation
kruh-VAS
- IPA
- /kɹəˈvæs/
- Syllables
- kruh · VAS (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What crevasse means
A deep crack in a glacier
In a sentence: The climbers roped together so no one would fall into a crevasse.
Where it comes from: It comes from French and is related to "crevice."
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