Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crater lake

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English

Syllables: crater lake
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lake that has formed in the caldera of a volcano.

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Several lakes in Chugach Census Area, Copper River Census Area, Nome Census Area and Prince of Wales–Hyder Census Area and Juneau borough, Kodiak Island Borough, Matanuska-Susitna Borough and Yakutat borough, Alaska.

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Three lakes in Coconino County, Arizona.

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Several lakes in Alpine County, Fresno County, Lassen County, Nevada County and Siskiyou County, California.

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Several lakes in Alamosa County, Archuleta County, Delta County, Garfield County, Grand County, Pitkin County, Rio Blanco County and San Juan County, Colorado.

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Several lakes in Custer County, Idaho County, Lemhi County, Lincoln County, Minidoka County, Owyhee County, Shoshone County and Valley County, Idaho.

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A lake in Oscoda County, Michigan.

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Several lakes in Flathead County, Gallatin County, Lincoln County, Meagher County, Mineral County and Stillwater County, Montana.

Example Sentences

"“Take it up!” Saal shouted forward, and they accelerated away, the structure dwindling at the top of the falls, the crater lake falling into the distance."

Inflected Forms

crater lakes (plural)

Phrases

Black Crater Lake Crater Lakes Little Crater Lake Upper Crater Lake

Questions

What does crater lake mean?: A lake that has formed in the caldera of a volcano.

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