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Meaning
Noun
●
In Astronomy:
A
hemispherical
pit
created
by the impact of a
meteorite
or other object.
●
In Geology & Landforms:
The basin-like
opening
or
mouth
of a
volcano
, through which the
chief
eruption
comes
;
similarly
, the
mouth
of a
geyser
, about which a
cone
of
silica
is often
built
up.
●
The
pit
left
by the
explosion
of a
mine
or bomb.
●
Any large,
roughly
circular
depression
or hole.
●
Alternative
spelling
of
krater
(“vessel for
mixing
water and wine”)
●
In Irish English & Scottish English:
Alternative form of creature.
Verb
●
To form
craters
in a surface.
●
To
collapse
catastrophically
; to become
devastated
or
completely
destroyed.
●
In Snowboarding:
To
crash
or fall.
Name
●
A
dim
spring
constellation
of the
northern
sky
, said to
resemble
a cup
. It
lies
between the
constellations
Virgo and Hydra.
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Ravine
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Cavern
Rock
Hole
Eruption
Basin
Sinkhole
Mountain
Crust
Pit
Ridge
Lake
Valley
Volcanoes
Dome
Mound
Balloon
Desert
Comet
Cavity
Nebula
Lava
Plume
Swamp
Asteroid
Cone
Gorge
Tank
Bulge
Outcrop
Collapse
River
Tunnel
Trench
Rocket
Lagoon
Dam
Magma
Geyser
Plateau
Tornado
Quarry
Seafloor
Island
Debris Field
Rock Formation
Mountain Range
Cinder Cone
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Rhymes
Tater
Cater
Hater
Crater
Debater
Equator
Freighter
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