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The correct spelling is crater.
How to pronounce crater
noun
IPA: /ˈkɹeɪ.tə(ɹ)/
Say it like: Cra-ter
The correct spelling is crater. A hemispherical pit created by the impact of a meteorite or other object. For example: "He cratered into that snow bank about five seconds after his first lesson."
Usage Examples
“He cratered into that snow bank about five seconds after his first lesson.”
“He's a creature of habit. insects and other creatures”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A hemispherical pit created by the impact of a meteorite or other object.
- 2.The basin-like opening or mouth of a volcano, through which the chief eruption comes; similarly, the mouth of a geyser, about which a cone of silica is often built up.
- 3.The pit left by the explosion of a mine or bomb.
- 4.(by extension) Any large, roughly circular depression or hole.
- 5.An ancient Greek vessel for mixing water and wine.
verb
- 1.To form craters in a surface (of a planet or moon).
- 2.To collapse catastrophically; to become devastated or completely destroyed.
- 3.To crash or fall.
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