Definitions for: Crevasse

[n] a deep fissure

Webster (1913) Definition: Cre`vasse" (kr?`v?s"), n. [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.]

See Also: cleft, crack, crevice, fissure, scissure