craters

Noun (1)

crater (plural craters)

1. A hemispherical pit created by the impact of a meteorite or other object.

   Synonyms:

   astrobleme

2. 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.
3. The pit left by the explosion of a mine or bomb.
   • But signalman Bridges was never to answer driver Gimbert's desperate question. A deafening, massive blast blew the wagon to shreds, the 44 high-explosive bombs exploding like simultaneous hits from the aircraft they should have been dropped from. The station was instantly reduced to bits of debris...2022 January 12, Benedict le Vay, “The heroes of Soham...”, in RAIL, number 948, page 43
4. (broadly, informal) Any large, roughly circular depression or hole.

Noun (2)

crater (plural craters)

1. A worker who packs things in crates.
   • He was hired in January 1987 as a crater and packer at the Renfrew plant and is still employed.1993, Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board (page 395)

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