craterlike

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English

Etymology

From crater +‎ -like.

Adjective

craterlike (comparative more craterlike, superlative most craterlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a crater.
    • 1894, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough:
      But the town of Aricia (the modern La Riccia) was situated about three miles off, at the foot of the Alban Mount, and separated by a steep descent from the lake, which lies in a small crater-like hollow on the mountain side.