Meaning of combe | Babel Free
kuːmDefinitions
- A valley, often wooded and often with no river
- A surname.
- A cirque.
- A number of places in England:
- A hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU3760).
- A small village in Brixton parish, South Hams district, Devon (OS grid ref SX5452).
- A hamlet near Scorriton, West Buckfastleigh parish, South Hams district, Devon (OS grid ref SX7068).
- A hamlet in Malborough parish, South Hams district, Devon (OS grid ref SX7138).
- A hamlet in Wadhurst parish, Wealden district, East Sussex (OS grid ref TQ6228).
- A hamlet and civil parish in west Herefordshire, on the border with Wales (OS grid ref SO3463).
- A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP4116).
- A hamlet in Huish Episcopi parish, Somerset, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST4128).
Equivalents
Examples
“its long, latticed window [...] looked out on a wild spreading view⟳ of hill and heather and wooded combe.”
“gradual rise⟳ the shelving combe displayed.”
“You wake⟳ up next morning on what looks like⟳ Salisbury Plain, only here you climb⟳ up the side of every combe, round the end⟳ and out the other side.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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