cwm

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain a lake

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Welsh cwm (“valley”). Doublet of combe.

In classic literature

Synonyms

cirque, corrie

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