cwm

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /kuːm/|/kʊm/    美 /kuːm/|/kʊm/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A valley head created through glacial erosion and with a shape similar to an amphitheatre.
    — A fine glacier descends from Mount Longstaff. It has cut very deep and the walls stand at an angle of at least 50°. Otherwise, although there are many cwms on the lower ranges, the mountains themselves seem little carved.

词形变化

cwms plural

词源

Unadapted borrowing from Welsh cwm (“valley”). Doublet of combe.
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