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Definition of bergschrund noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bergschrund

noun
 
/ˈbɜːɡʃrʊnd/
 
/ˈbɜːrkʃrʊnt/
(geology)
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  1. a deep narrow space formed where a glacier (= a large moving mass of ice) meets the side of a mountain
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from German, from Berg ‘mountain’ + Schrund ‘crevice’.
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