Crater
Pronunciation : Cra"ter (krtr)
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. crater, cratera, a mixing vessel, the mouth of a volcano, Gr. ir to cook, Crail, in Holy Grail.]
Definition : 1. The basinlike opening or mouth of a volcano, through which the chief eruption comes; similarly, the mouth of a gevser, about which a cone of silica is often built up.
2. (Mil.)
Defn: The pit left by the explosion of a mine.
3. (Astron.)
Defn: A constellation of the southen hemisphere; -- called also the Cup.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913