Synonyms for crater
ˈkreɪ tərcrater

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1. volcanic crater, craternoun

   a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano

   Synonyms:
   volcanic crater

2. Craternoun

   a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus

   Synonyms:
   volcanic crater

3. craternoun

   a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb

   Synonyms:
   volcanic crater

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1. • Constellation
   • Geological Formation
   • Natural Depression
   • Volcano

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1. collapse

   fall suddenly, plummet, crash, plunge

   the stock market cratered in response to news of falling oil prices.

   Submitted by anonymous on November 17, 2019  

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1. List of paraphrases for "crater":

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1. Michael Storey:

   Dating the crater has been a particularly tough nut to crack, so it's very satisfying that two laboratories in Denmark and Sweden, using different dating methods arrived at the same conclusion. As such, I'm convinced that we've determined the crater's actual age, which is much older than many people once thought.

2. The USGS:

   This morning dense ballistic blocks up to 60 cm (2 feet) across were found in the parking lot a few hundred yards (meters) from Halemaumau (Kilauea's crater), these reflect the most energetic explosions yet observed and could reflect the onset of steam-driven explosive activity.

3. Kerry Sieh:

   There have been many, many attempts to find the impact site and many suggestions, ranging from northern Cambodia, to central Laos, and even southern China, and from eastern Thailand to offshore Vietnam, but our study is the first to put together so many lines of evidence, ranging from the chemical nature of the tektites to their physical characteristics, and from gravity measurements to measurements of the age of lavas that could bury the crater.

4. Mary Parenteau:

   This work may support a renewed interest in sampling ancient iron deposits on Earth (e.g., Precambrian iron formations) to search for evidence of microbial life, regardless of their low organic carbon content, and may support analysis of organics in iron deposits on Mars, such as Hematite Ridge in Gale Crater.

5. September NASA:

   Crater counts of surface areas on Pluto indicate that it has surface regions dating to just after the formation of the planets of our solar system, about four billion years ago.