crevasse

English

/kɹəˈvæs/

noun
Definitions
  • A crack or fissure in a glacier or snowfield; a chasm.
  • (US) A breach in a canal or river bank.
  • (figuratively) A discontinuity or “gap” between the accounted variables and an observed outcome.

Etymology

Derived from French crevasse.

Origin

French

crevasse

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