how to pronounce crevasse

/kɹəˈvæs/

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crevasse is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of crevasse in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… down this crevasse for example and now …”

meanings of crevasse

noun:

A breach in a canal or river bank.
A discontinuity or “gap" between the accounted variables and an observed outcome.
A crack or fissure in a glacier or snowfield; a chasm.

verb:

To form crevasses.
To fissure with crevasses.

crevasse frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word crevasse occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics crevasse can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that crevasse can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) life, nature, and living environment;