n. a crevasse or series of crevasses at the upper end of a mountain glacier
The rescuers descended into the bergschrund to reach the injured hiker.
The rescuers descended into the bergschrund to reach the injured hiker.
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crevasse; series of crevasses;broad crevasse
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berg-schrund
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