Bergshrund
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A large crack or crevasse in a glacier where the glacier is pulling away from the mountain.
"The snow was extremely hard and there was a well defined path all the way up to the bergshrund."
Synonyms
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More examples"The snow was extremely hard and there was a well defined path all the way up to the bergshrund."
Etymology
Borrowed from German Bergschrund.
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