bergshrund
bergshrund noun: a large crack or crevasse in a glacier where the glacier is pulling away from the mountain.
Noun
bergshrund (plural bergshrunds)
- 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.
- By this time the cloud had rolled in once more and we stopped on the lip of a bergschrund and around 6730 m.1999, Harish Kapadia, “Ascents in the Panch Chuli Group”, in Across Peaks & Passes in Kumaun Himalaya, New Delhi: Indus Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 135
- Synonyms:
- rimaye
Synonyms of bergshrund
Forms of bergshrund
| plural | bergshrunds |
|---|---|
| alternative form | bergschrund |
Origin of bergshrund
Borrowed from German Bergschrund.
Questions about bergshrund
- What does bergshrund mean?
- Bergshrund means a large crack or crevasse in a glacier where the glacier is pulling away from the mountain.
- What part of speech is bergshrund?
- Bergshrund is a noun.
- What is the plural of bergshrund?
- The plural of bergshrund is bergshrunds.
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