cwm
Americannoun
noun
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(in Wales) a valley
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geology another name for cirque
Etymology
Origin of cwm
1850–55; < Welsh: valley. See combe
Vocabulary lists containing cwm
Example Sentences
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With careful negotiation and navigation through the crevasse fields within the cwm we will collect snow samples at the surface and subsurface as well as make reflectivity measurements using a handheld spectrometer.
From Scientific American • Apr. 7, 2014
The cwm has no attractions for a climber, yet at least one life has been lost in it.
From Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II Wales and Ireland by Hart, H. C.
It might have been supposed that in so deep a cwm and sheltered on three sides by steep mountain slopes, we should find a tranquil air and the soothing, though chilly calm of undisturbed frost.
From Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 by Howard-Bury, Charles Kenneth
Other deaths have taken place in this cwm, for which see under Lliwedd and Clogwyn y Garnedd.
From Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II Wales and Ireland by Hart, H. C.
The shape of the West cwm and the question of its exit will be solved if we can answer these questions.
From Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 by Howard-Bury, Charles Kenneth
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