# crevasse

> English word · Noun · IPA /kɹəˈvæs/ · frequency rank #61,393

## Definitions
1. A crack or fissure in a glacier or snowfield; a chasm.
2. A breach in a canal or river bank.
3. Any cleft or fissure.
4. A discontinuity or “gap” between the accounted variables and an observed outcome.

## Etymology
From French crevasse. Doublet of crevice.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/crevasse