cratered - Definition and Meaning

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(adjective)

definitions

(of the ground or a planet) having large bowl-shaped cavities in the surface

examples

the cratered surface of the moon shows it has a history of violent collisions with asteroids

the road is little more than a cratered strip of asphalt

(verb)

definitions

form a crater in (the ground or a planet)

examples

pilots returned to the airfields to crater the runways