‖n. [ F. See Crevice. ] 1. A deep crevice or fissure, as in embankment; one of the clefts or fissure by which the mass of a glacier is divided. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A breach in the levee or embankment of a river, caused by the pressure of the water, as on the lower Mississippi. [ U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]