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
Cwm y Llan.—This large cwm stretches away from Snowdon top to the south-east between Yr Aran and Lliwedd.
From Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II Wales and Ireland by Hart, H. C.
There was the mysterious cwm lying in cold shadow long after the sun warmed me!
From Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 by Howard-Bury, Charles Kenneth
I was hoping to get away to the left and traverse into the cwm; that too quite hopeless.
From Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 by Howard-Bury, Charles Kenneth
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
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