crevasse
noun
[ krɪˈvas ]
• a deep open crack, especially one in a glacier.
Similar:
chasm,
abyss,
fissure,
cleft,
crack,
split,
breach,
rift,
gap,
hole,
opening,
pit,
cavity,
crater,
Origin:
early 19th century: from French, from Old French crevace (see crevice).
