cre·vasse
noun/krəˈvæs/
/krəˈvæs/
- a deep opening, especially in ice, for example in a glacier
（尤指冰川等的）裂缝，裂隙，冰隙 - The majority of crevasse deaths happen to those who travel across glaciers unroped.
大多数冰川裂缝死亡事件发生在那些没有绳索穿越冰川的人身上。
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from French, from Old French crevace, from crever ‘to burst’, from Latin crepare ‘to rattle, crack’. - The majority of crevasse deaths happen to those who travel across glaciers unroped.