noun

1. A hemispherical pit created by the impact of a meteorite or other object.

2. The basin-like opening or mouth of a volcano, through which the chief eruption comes; similarly, the mouth of a geyser, about which a cone of silica is often built up.

3. The pit left by the explosion of a mine or bomb.

Synonyms: astrobleme

verb

1. To form craters in a surface (of a planet or moon).

2. To collapse catastrophically; to become devastated or completely destroyed.

3. To crash or fall.

   “He cratered into that snow bank about five seconds after his first lesson.”

Synonyms: hollow out, implode

noun

1. An ancient Greek vessel for mixing water and wine.