cwm
Americannoun
noun
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(in Wales) a valley
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geology another name for cirque
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See cirque
Etymology
Origin of cwm
1850–55; < Welsh: valley. See combe
Example Sentences
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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 • Apr. 7, 2014
This usage seems to be in accordance with the Welsh pronunciation of w in cwm.
From A Glossary of Provincial Words & Phrases in use in Somersetshire by Williams, Wadham Pigott
Between this and the sky line at the head of the cwm, 1,290 ft. higher, only one more hollow remains, called Pantylluchfa, and here the crags of Clogwyn y Garnedd show up magnificently.
From Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II Wales and Ireland by Hart, H. C.
All our deeper hollows are called the same at home, and even the Welsh have the word, but they spell it cwm; it is their mountain way.
From The Path to Rome by Belloc, Hilaire
There was an old curmudgeon of a money-hoarder who lived in a cottage on the side of the cwm, or dingle, at St. Donat’s, not far from the Castle.
From British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions by Sikes, Wirt
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