Spalte — meaning in English
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English meaning
- chasm noun A deep, steep-sided crack or gap in the earth.
- chimney noun A vertical structure that carries smoke and fumes up and out of a building.
- cleft noun A narrow opening, crack, or V-shaped gap, especially in rock or in part of the body.
- column noun An upright supporting structure, often cylindrical, that holds up part of a building.
- crack verb To break, split, or form a line of damage without falling completely apart.
- crevice noun A narrow crack or opening, especially in rock or a wall.
- fissure noun A long, narrow crack or split, especially in rock, ground, or body tissue.
- gap noun An empty space or opening between two things, or a break in something continuous.
- slit noun A long, narrow cut or opening.
Senses
Spalte is used for these senses in English:
- chasm (geology, planetology) A deep, steep-sided rift, gap or fissure; a gorge or abyss.
- chimney A narrow cleft in a rock face; a narrow vertical cave passage.
- cleft An opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting.
- column A unit of width, especially of advertisements, in a periodical, equivalent to the width of a usual column of text.
- crevice A narrow crack or fissure, as in a rock or wall.
- fissure A long, narrow crack or opening made by breaking or splitting, especially in rock or earth.
- gap An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.
- slit (vulgar, _, slang) The vulva.
chasm — full definition
- noun A deep, steep-sided crack or gap in the earth.
- noun A very large difference between two people, ideas, or groups.
chimney — full definition
- noun A vertical structure that carries smoke and fumes up and out of a building.
- noun A narrow vertical crack in a rock face that climbers can wedge themselves into.