cwm

[ koom ]

noun

1. cirque ( def 1 ).

cwm

/ kuːm /

noun

1. (in Wales) a valley
2. geology another name for cirque

cwm

/ ko̅o̅m /

1. See cirque

Word History and Origins

Origin of cwm¹

1850–55; < Welsh: valley. See combe

Example Sentences

Another favorite is “cwm,” a word without vowels that describes a geological formation.

From Washington Post

Now, just one remains, lodged into a cwm west of Pico Humboldt.

From Economist

With careful negotiation and navigation through the crevasse fields within the cwm we will collect snow samples at the surface and subsurface as well as make reflectivity measurements using a handheld spectrometer.

From Scientific American

All three form what is called the western cwm - a wall of rock and ice that is part of the route to Everest.

From BBC

He loved her hills and dales, her mountains and valleys, her alpine heights and cwms, or dells, with all the strong passion of a warm and generous heart. 

From Project Gutenberg