Friday, April 4, 2014

crater, krater

Crater or crater means a large hole in the Earth, the moon, or some other planet, made by a meteor, a volcano, a bomb, or by some other means--
They could see the glowing lava in the crater of the volcano.
The impact of the meteor made an enormous crater.

Krater or krater ( rhymes with crater ) means a kind of ancient Greek bowl with handles, used to mix wine and water--
They found an ancient Greek krater, still intact.
He wrote a sonnet, inspired by the scene on the ancient krater.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"The bomb made a crater that unearthed some ancient pottery, including a krater in perfect condition."

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