Meaning of cwm | Babel Free

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.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
4. A small village and community in Denbighshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ0677).

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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.”

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