Definition of Crater

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Crater

The basinlike opening or mouth of a volcano, through which the chief eruption comes; similarly, the mouth of a geyser, about which a cone of silica is often built up.

The pit left by the explosion of a mine.

A constellation of the southen hemisphere; -- called also the Cup.

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Crater Quotations

I feel like a person living on the brink of a volcano crater.
Agnes Smedley

When we opened our eyes, we saw bedrock exposed in the walls of the crater.
Steven Squyres

We didn't know if the rover could climb up or down the hills of the crater.
Steven Squyres

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