corrie
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of corrie
First recorded in 1785–95, corrie is from the Scots Gaelic word coire cauldron, whirlpool, hollow
Example Sentences
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The Sphinx lies in Garbh Choire Mor, a hollow known as a corrie formed by ice or a glacier during the last ice age.
From BBC • Oct. 8, 2022
After following a five-pointer stag for over four hours, they had it trapped in a corrie.
From Time Magazine Archive
Moving slowly toward the corrie, he stopped at a mountain ash which over hung a pool.
From The Divine Adventure Volume IV by Macleod, Fiona
A snow three days old covered the ground, in which Kalitan's trail was easily followed; and then Rachel had been over the same route before, starting light-hearted and eager, on that cultus corrie.
From Told In The Hills by Ryan, Marah Ellis
Yes—in a corrie, on the far side of Dearig, half-way up.
From The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays by Leonard, Sterling Andrus
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