'Bergschrund' definitions:

Definition of 'Bergschrund'

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Bergschrund \Berg"schrund`\, n. [G., lit., mountain gap.] (Phys. Geog.) The crevasse or series of crevasses, usually deep and often broad, frequently occurring near the head of a mountain glacier, about where the n['e]v['e] field joins the valley portion of the glacier. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]