cwm
Origin of cwm
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How to use cwm in a sentence
The moaning of the wind in the great mountain gullies and cwms rendered the scene both awful and sublime.
The Cambrian Sketch-Book | R. Rice DaviesThe howling of the winds in the cwms and dingles which run down the p. 13mountain on every side was really appalling.
The Cambrian Sketch-Book | R. Rice DaviesThe break in the ridge may be reached either by following the ridge itself or from the cwms on either side of it.
Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II | W. P. Haskett SmithThese cwms are occasionally visited for the sake of the waterfalls, two or three of which are exceedingly fine.
Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II | W. P. Haskett Smith
British Dictionary definitions for cwm
/ (kuːm) /
(in Wales) a valley
geology another name for cirque (def. 1)
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Scientific definitions for cwm
[ kōōm ]
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