Meaning Of The Word Crater

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crater
countable noun: A crater is a very large hole in the ground, which has been caused by something hitting it or by an explosion.

crater in American English
in ancient Greece or Rome, a kind of large bowl or jar shaped like an amphora
to form craters
intransitive verb: to form a crater or craters
noun: the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano
transitive verb: to make craters in

crater in British English
noun: a small faint constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Virgo and Hydra
noun: the bowl-shaped opening at the top or side of a volcano or top of a geyser through which lava and gases are emitted
verb: to make or form craters in (a surface, such as the ground)

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