Word of the Day – Bergschrund

Bergschrund (adj)

Burg-sh-rund

A crevasse at the junction of a glacier or snowfield with a steep upper slope.

Mid 19th century: from German, from Berg ‘mountain’ + Schrund ‘crevice’.

Example sentences

“I reach the bergschrund in less than an hour, only to find that I’ve miscalculated.”