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Coire

British  
/ kwar /

noun

  1. the French name for Chur

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The father and son had been in Glen Coe when their bodies were found on the mountain Stob Coire Nan Lochan.

From BBC Jun. 2, 2024

Earlier in the month, a climber was injured after getting caught in an avalanche in Coire an t-Sneachda.

From BBC Dec. 31, 2023

The pair were last seen at about 13:30 near Stob Coire Nam Beith, a summit on the mountain Bidean Nam Bian.

From BBC Mar. 12, 2022

Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team said the climber was able to "self rescue" to the floor of Coire an t-Sneachda, where he met rescuers.

From BBC Dec. 5, 2021

Place name for a Nineteenth Century port of little importance near the mouth of the Río Coire; sandy beach, fresh-water lagoon, and arid tropical scrub forest.

From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by Duellman, William E.

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