corrie
Americannoun
noun
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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The Sphinx lies in Garbh Choire Mor, a hollow known as a corrie formed by ice or a glacier during the last ice age.
From BBC • Oct. 8, 2022
After following a five-pointer stag for over four hours, they had it trapped in a corrie.
From Time Magazine Archive
They were on a large open moss at the bottom of a corrie, whence they could see a moving object on every side of them.
From Tracks of a Rolling Stone by Coke, Henry J. (Henry John)
Oh, Th’ Campbells are Comin’ Frae corrie an’ fell— What a thrill to their slogan!
From The Black Watch A Record in Action by Cassells, Joe
Every cliff and crag and jagged peak had its crown of snow, and every corrie, glen, and gorge its drifted shroud.
From Ungava by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
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