| 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.] |   |
cirque [sɜːk]
n
1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Also called corrie cwm a semicircular or crescent-shaped basin with steep sides and a gently sloping floor formed in mountainous regions by the erosive action of a glacier
2. (Social Science / Archaeology) Archaeol an obsolete term for circle [11]
3. Poetic a circle, circlet, or ring
[from French, from Latin circus ring, circle, circus]
| 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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