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bergschrund
CIDE DICTIONARY
bergschrund, n. [G., lit., mountain gap.].
The crevasse or series of crevasses, usually deep and often broad, frequently occurring near the head of a mountain glacier, about where the névé field joins the valley portion of the glacier. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
bergschrund, n. a crevasse or gap at the head of a glacier or n{eacute}v{eacute}.
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