cwm
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/kuːm/
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/kuːm/ (UK) · /kʊm/ (UK)
Definition of cwm
5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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A valley head created through glacial erosion and with a shape similar to an amphitheatre.
“A fine glacier descends from Mount Longstaff. It has cut very deep and the walls stand at an angle of at least 50°. Otherwise, although there are many cwms on the lower ranges, the mountains themselves seem little carved.”
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noun
-
A valley head created through glacial erosion and with a shape similar to an amphitheatre.
“A fine glacier descends from Mount Longstaff. It has cut very deep and the walls stand at an angle of at least 50°. Otherwise, although there are many cwms on the lower ranges, the mountains themselves seem little carved.”
- (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism)Initialism of Cincinnati water maze.
- (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of contemporary worship music.
name
- A village and community in Blaenau Gwent borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO1805).
- A small village and community in Denbighshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ0677).
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Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Welsh cwm (“valley”). Doublet of combe.
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