crater

• Grande depressão em forma de tigela na superfície da Terra, de um planeta, lua ou asteroide, geralmente causada por uma explosão ou pela queda de um meteoro. Também pode se referir à abertura de um vulcão.

A large, bowl-shaped cavity in the ground or on the surface of a planet, moon, or asteroid, typically caused by an explosion or the impact of a meteorite.

1. Geological depressionB2formalscientific

   A large, bowl-shaped cavity in the ground or on the surface of a planet or moon, typically caused by an explosion or the impact of a meteorite.

   Cratera

   • The meteorite left a massive crater in the desert.
   • Scientists studied the crater on the moon's surface.
   • The volcanic crater was filled with molten lava.

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2. Bomb or explosion holeB2formal

   A hole in the ground made by a bomb, shell, or explosion.

   Cratera

   • The explosion left a deep crater in the road.
   • After the bombing, a large crater was visible in the field.
   • The soldiers took cover in a bomb crater.