What is a breach in the levee or embankment of a river, caused by the pressure of the water, as on the lower Mississippi. [U.S.] called?
crevasse — A breach in the levee or embankment of a river, caused by the pressure of the water, as on the lower Mississippi. [U.S.]. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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