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crater

nounfemininegeneral usecommon/kɾɐˈtɛɾɐ/cra·te·ra

Definition

A large, bowl-shaped cavity in the ground or on a celestial body, typically caused by an explosion or the impact of a meteorite.

“The moon's surface is covered with craters.”

“They hiked to the edge of the volcanic crater.”

impact cratervolcanic cratercrater rim