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
From Conway I proceeded to Llanrwst, thence to Bettws-y-Coed, which is situated in a lovely verdant cwm, and is the most charming and the most exquisitely beautiful spot I have ever beheld.
From The Cambrian Sketch-Book Tales, Scenes, and Legends of Wild Wales by Davies, R. Rice
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.
At this llyn the path from Gorphwysfa comes in, and along it the great majority of people enter the cwm.
From Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II Wales and Ireland by Hart, H. C.
We reached the col at 5 a.m., a fantastically beautiful scene; and we looked across into the West cwm at last, terribly cold and forbidding under the shadow of Everest.
From Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 by Howard-Bury, Charles Kenneth
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