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cwm

Pronunciation:  koom

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 Definition: [n]  a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain a lake
 
 Synonyms: cirque, corrie
 
 See Also: basin

 

 

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 Related Terms: abysm, abyss, arroyo, box canyon, breach, break, canyon, cavity, chap, chasm, check, chimney, chink, cirque, cleft, cleuch, clough, col, combe, corrie, coulee, couloir, crack, cranny, crevasse, crevice, cut, defile, dell, dike, ditch, donga, draw, excavation, fault, fissure, flaw, flume, fracture, furrow, gap, gape, gash, gorge, groove, gulch, gulf, gully, hole, incision, joint, kloof, leak, moat, notch, nullah, opening, pass, passage, ravine, rent, rift, rime, rupture, scissure, seam, slit, slot, split, trench, valley, void, wadi
 

 

 

 

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