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
There was an old curmudgeon of a money-hoarder who lived in a cottage on the side of the cwm, or dingle, at St. Donat’s, not far from the Castle.
From British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions by Wirt Sikes
The Birmingham reservoir is to submerge several miles of this cwm and the two houses in which Shelley stayed.
From Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II Wales and Ireland by H. C. Hart
This usage seems to be in accordance with the Welsh pronunciation of w in cwm.
From A Glossary of Provincial Words & Phrases in use in Somersetshire by Wadham Pigott Williams
July 18.—Yesterday's plan carried out—to move up a camp with light tents and make a big push over into the West cwm; eight coolies to carry the loads.
From Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 by Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury
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