Crater

Tamil Meaning

எரிமலைவாய்

English Meaning

  1. A bowl-shaped depression at the mouth of a volcano or geyser.
  2. A bowl-shaped depression in a surface made by an explosion or the impact of a body, such as a meteoroid.
  3. A pit; a hollow.
  4. Variant of krater.
  5. To make craters in: "The missiles did not . . . crater the airfield” ( Tom Clancy).
  6. To form a crater or craters.
  7. Slang To fall and crash violently from a great height.
  8. Slang To fail utterly: "talked about how tough times were in Texas since the oil business cratered” ( Stephen Coonts).