randkluft

noun

rand·​kluft

ˈräntˌklu̇ft

plural -s

: a chasm formed when ice recedes from a mountainside or breaks away from stationary ice

Word History

Etymology

German, from rand rim (from Old High German rant) + kluft crevice, from Old High German, gap, tongs

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