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cwm

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cwm

/ ː /

noun

  1. (in Wales) a valley
  2. geology another name for cirque
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

cwm

/ ̅̅ /

  1. See cirque
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Origin of cwm1

1850–55; < Welsh: valley. See combe
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Another favorite is “cwm,” a word without vowels that describes a geological formation.

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Now, just one remains, lodged into a cwm west of Pico Humboldt.

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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.

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All three form what is called the western cwm - a wall of rock and ice that is part of the route to Everest.

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From Conway I proceeded to Llanrwst, thence to Bettws-y-Coed, which is situated in a lovely verdant cwm, and is the most charming and the most exquisitely beautiful spot I have ever beheld. 

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