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.”
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