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cwm

Noun CEFR C2
kuːm

Definitions

  1. A valley head created through glacial erosion and with a shape similar to an amphitheatre.
  2. A village and community in Blaenau Gwent borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO1805).
  3. Initialism of Cincinnati water maze.
  4. A small village and community in Denbighshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ0677).

Equivalents

Españolcirco
FrançaisCirqueCwm
DeutschKar
8 more languages
Češtinakar
Cymraegcwm
Suomionsilo
Kurdîkar
Русскийцирк

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C2
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