Meaning of the word cratered in English

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cratered

US /ˈkreɪ.t̬ɚd/
UK /ˈkreɪ.təd/

Adjective

having many craters or depressions on its surface

Example:
The moon's surface is heavily cratered.
After the bombing, the landscape was cratered and desolate.

Verb

1.

to form a crater or craters on the surface of something

Example:
The meteor strike cratered the desert landscape.
Years of neglect had cratered the old road.
2.

to fail or collapse suddenly and disastrously

Example:
His career cratered after the scandal.
The company's stock price cratered after the bad news.
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