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 H. C. Hart
The Welsh cwm, in place-names, means hollow or valley, with which may be compared cum in many Scots place-names.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various
Between this and the sky line at the head of the cwm, 1,290 ft. higher, only one more hollow remains, called Pantylluchfa, and here the crags of Clogwyn y Garnedd show up magnificently.
From Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II Wales and Ireland by H. C. Hart
See Chang LaNorth cwm of Everest, 200, 203–4North peak.
From Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 by Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury
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