Würm

American  

[voorm, woorm, wurm, vyrm] / vʊərm, wʊərm, wɜrm, vürm /

noun

1. the fourth stage of the glaciation of Eurasia during the Pleistocene.

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Würm British  

/ wɜːm, vʊəm /

noun

1. the fourth and final Pleistocene glaciation in Alpine Europe See also Günz Riss Mindel

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Etymology

Origin of Würm

< German (1909), after a river in Bavaria, joining the Starnberger See and the river Amper

Example Sentences

Evangelist Alexander Wurm, 53 years old, and his daughter Serena, 22, were ferrying aid to Jamaica in the wake of last month’s deadly Hurricane Melissa when their small aircraft crashed in Coral Springs, roughly 20 miles northwest of Fort Lauderdale.

From The Wall Street Journal

Wurm founded evangelical Christian ministry Ignite the Fire focused on Caribbean youth.

From The Wall Street Journal

Alexander Wurm is survived by his wife, Candace, and two other children, James, 17, and Christina, 20, according to the ministry.

From The Wall Street Journal

The work is by the Austrian-born artist Erwin Wurm, and it represents accessories from the collections of Lanvin, the French fashion house.

From New York Times

“I made this piece because it fit into my series,” Wurm, 69, said in a phone interview, referring to his “walking bag” sculptures, which parody women’s contemporary passion for handbags.

From New York Times