coomb

¹ American  

[koom, kohm] / kum, koʊm /

Or coombe

noun

1. combe.

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coomb ² American  

[koom] / kum /

noun

1. coom.

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coomb British  

/ kuːm /

noun

1. a short valley or deep hollow, esp in chalk areas

2. another name for cirque

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Etymology

Origin of coomb

Old English cumb (in place names), probably of Celtic origin; compare Old French combe small valley and Welsh cwm valley

Example Sentences

Still some miles away, on the far side of the Westfold Vale, lay a green coomb, a great bay in the mountains, out of which a gorge opened in the hills.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

Vainly they crawled and clambered about the walls of the coomb, seeking to escape.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

Their torches could be seen winding up the coomb in many lines.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

‘Not far ahead now lies Helm’s Dike, an ancient trench and rampart scored across the coomb, two furlongs below Helm’s Gate. There we can turn and give battle.’

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

Below the house a gate opened into the farmyard, and Uncle Chirgwin's land chiefly sloped away into the coomb behind, though certain fields upon the opposite side of the highroad also pertained to him.

From Lying Prophets by Phillpotts, Eden