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cirque
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cirque  (sûrk)
n.
1. A steep bowl-shaped hollow occurring at the upper end of a mountain valley, especially one forming the head of a glacier or stream. Also called cwm.
2. A ring; a circle.
[French, from Latin circus, circle; see circle.]
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cirque
cirque [sirk]
Noun
a steep-sided semicircular hollow found in mountainous areas
cirque  (sûrk)
A steep, amphitheatre-shaped hollow occurring at the upper end of a mountain valley, especially one forming the head of a glacier or stream. Cirques are formed by the erosive activity of glaciers and often contain a small lake.
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Noun1.cirquecirque - a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain a lake
corrie, cwm
basin - a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it; "the basin of the Great Salt Lake"


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Except for local cirques on the higher north slopes of Keno Hill, the semi-arid climate probably prevented the formation of significant alpine glaciers.
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