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corrie

American  
[kawr-ee, kor-ee] / ˈkɔr i, ˈkɒr i /

noun

Scot.
  1. a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain.


corrie British  
/ ˈkɒrɪ /

noun

  1. geology another name for cirque

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Etymology

Origin of corrie

First recorded in 1785–95, corrie is from the Scots Gaelic word coire cauldron, whirlpool, hollow

Example Sentences

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Your tweets about last nights #corrie have moved me to tears... for various reasons.

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One person wrote: "Storylines don't get much tougher than this and #corrie are doing a fab job."

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Whilst tonight's #corrie was hard to watch I'm glad it was shown and hopefully if children were watching you use it as a way to teach them that racism isn't acceptable!

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It also warns that it is a place to avoid in winter because of cornices - large overhanging ledges of snow that form above the corrie.

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It also warns that it is a place to avoid in winter because of cornices, large overhanging ledges of snow, that form above the corrie.

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