What is another word for craters?

Pronunciation: [kɹˈe͡ɪtəz] (IPA)

Craters, the depressions formed on surfaces, are found on the moon, planets, and even Earth. There are many different synonyms for the word craters depending on the context and the type of surface they appear on. For example, on the moon or any planetary surface, the word impact basin may be used. On rocky surfaces, the word pothole or hollow may be used. On a sandy beach, the word pit or depression is commonly used. In geology and geography, a sinkhole or doline may be seen as a variation of a crater. The synonyms for the word crater offer a variety of descriptive variations for the impression, emboss, or hole on any surface.

What are the hypernyms for Craters?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Craters

The mines went up and men fought for new craters over new dead.
"From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917"
Philip Gibbs
They lay with their heads flung back into water-filled craters or with their legs dangling in deep pools.
"From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917"
Philip Gibbs
They came out of shell-craters with their hands up, and were sent back to our lines.
"From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917"
Philip Gibbs

Famous quotes with Craters

  • In New York, there are so many potholes, they're like craters on the moon. That's another traffic thing.
    Jimmy Fallon
  • The makers of sneakers also thoughtfully pocked the soles with numberless crevices, craters, chevrons, mazes, crop circles, and other rubbery hieroglyphs, so that when you stepped in a moist pile of dog shit, as you most assuredly did within three bounds of leaving the house, they provided additional absorbing hours of pastime while you cleaned them out with a stick, gagging quietly but oddly content.
    Bill Bryson
  • I am Goya of the bare field, by the enemy's beak gouged till the craters of my eyes gape I am grief I am the tongue of war, the embers of cities on the snows of the year 1941 I am hunger.
    Andrey Voznesensky
  • So on and on we walked without thinking of rest passing craters, passing fire, under the rocking sky of '41 tottering crazy on its smoking columns.
    Yevgeny Yevtushenko
  • The Badlands were extensive. Ancient bomb craters and soil erosion joined hands here; man’s talent for war, coupled with his inability to manage forested land, had produced thousands of square miles of temperate purgatory, where nothing moved but dust.
    Brian Aldiss

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