crater-cratere: meaning, definitions and translations

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What is cratere?

  • A bowl-shaped depression at the mouth of a volcano or geyser.

    Una depressione a forma di ciotola alla bocca di un vulcano o geyser.

  • A bowl-shaped depression in a surface made by an explosion or the impact of a body, such as a meteoroid.

    Una depressione a forma di ciotola in una superficie resa da un'esplosione o l'impatto di un corpo, come un meteorite.

  • A pit; a hollow.

    Una fossa; una cavità.

  • Variant of krater.

    Variante di krater.

  • To make craters in: "The missiles did not . . . crater the airfield” ( Tom Clancy).

    Per creare crateri in:

  • To form a crater or craters.

    Per formare un cratere o crateri.

  • Slang To fall and crash violently from a great height.

    Slang Per cadere e schiantarsi violentemente da una grande altezza.

  • Slang To fail utterly: "talked about how tough times were in Texas since the oil business cratered” ( Stephen Coonts).

    Slang Per fallire completamente:

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