combe

or comb, coomb, coombe

[ koom, kohm ]

noun

, British.

1. a narrow valley or deep hollow, especially one enclosed on all but one side.

combe

/ kuːm /

noun

1. variant spellings of coomb

Word History and Origins

Origin of combe¹

Old English cumb valley < British Celtic; cwm

Example Sentences

Setting the pace from the start, Engelhardt ran the first lap in 66 seconds, the second in 68 seconds, the third in 69 seconds and the last in 66 seconds to defeat runner-up Braelyn Combe from Corona Santiago by more than six seconds.

From Los Angeles Times

Ventura junior Sadie Engelhardt breezed to victory in the 1600 meters in 4:45.05, separating herself from the pack on the last lap to win by 1.61 seconds over Braelyn Combe of Corona Santiago.

From Los Angeles Times

Though the water at Combe Martin was last year rated by the Environment Agency as 'good', Mr Bell says that was mainly down to dry weather.

From BBC

It's hoped the pilot project in Devon will help improve water quality at the seaside resort of Combe Martin, making it a better place for swimming.

From BBC

A couple of kilometres upstream from Combe Martin beach, a floating water sensor is being installed in the river.

From BBC