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
When at last I crossed the divide, I had a horrible business getting down from one level to another in a gruesome corrie, where each step was composed of smooth boiler-plates.
From Mr. Standfast by Buchan, John
But though she wasted no breath in sighs over the retraced cultus corrie, neither did she in the mockery that had tantalized Clara in the beginning.
From Told In The Hills by Ryan, Marah Ellis
The corrie behind me was lit up with the westering sun, and the bald cliffs were flushed with pink and gold.
From Mr. Standfast by Buchan, John
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