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  1. seracnoun

    a sharp ridge of ice between crevasses of a glacier

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  1. Serac

    A serac () (from Swiss French sérac) is a block or column of glacial ice, often formed by intersecting crevasses on a glacier. Commonly house-sized or larger, they are dangerous to mountaineers, since they may topple with little warning. Even when stabilized by persistent cold weather, they can be an impediment to glacier travel. Seracs are found within an icefall, often in large numbers, or on ice faces on the lower edge of a hanging glacier.

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  1. Serac

    A serac is a block or column of ice formed by intersecting crevasses on a glacier. Often house-sized or larger, they are dangerous to mountaineers since they may topple with little warning. Even when stabilized by persistent cold weather, they can be an impediment to glacier travel. Seracs are found within an icefall, often in large numbers, or on ice faces on the lower edge of a hanging glacier. Examples of the latter in the Alps are found on the northeast face of Piz Roseg, the north face of the Dent d'Hérens, and the north face of Lyskamm. They are a well-known obstacle on many of the world's highest mountains, Kanchenjunga in particular. The collapse of large seracs was responsible for at least 8 of the 11 deaths of the August 2008 K2 climbing accident on the world's second highest mountain, K2. ⁕ ⁕ Seracs in firn at 10,000 feet on the Winthrop Glacier of Mount Rainier in Washington, USA ⁕ ⁕ ⁕ Seracs in Piloto Glacier in Cordillera Darwin, Tierra del Fuego

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Sérac

    sā-rak′, n. a name for the cuboidal masses into which the névé breaks when passing down a steep incline. [Swiss Fr.]

Anagrams for serac »

  1. acres

  2. cares

  3. caser

  4. ceras

  5. e-cars

  6. races

  7. sacre

  8. scare

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of serac in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of serac in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of serac in a Sentence

  1. Suraj Paudyal:

    It seems that a serac( a piece of glacial ice broke) and barreled down the couloir( a gully on a mountainside) from the top ridge of the mountain and the gust created the turbulence washing the climbers and staff from their tented camp at the base camp.

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