crater
noun
- in ancient Greece or Rome, a kind of large bowl or jar shaped like an amphora
- a bowl-shaped cavity, as at the mouth of a volcano or geyser
- a pit resembling this, specif. one caused by a bomb or by the impact of a meteorite, as on the moon
- Astron. a S constellation between Hydra and Corvus
transitive verb
to make craters in
intransitive verb
to form craters
See crater in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(krāˈtər)
noun- A bowl-shaped depression at the mouth of a volcano or geyser.
a. A bowl-shaped depression in a surface made by an explosion or the impact of a body, such as a meteoroid.
b. A pit; a hollow.
- Variant of krater.
verb cra·tered,
cra·ter·ing,
cra·ters verb, transitive To make craters in: “The missiles did not . . . crater the airfield” (Tom Clancy).
verb, intransitive- To form a crater or craters.
- Slang
a. To fall and crash violently from a great height.
b. To fail utterly: “talked about how tough times were in Texas since the oil business cratered” (Stephen Coonts).
(krāˈtər)
noun A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus.
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