cirque
noun[C]
geologyspecializeduk/sɜːk/us/sɜː˞k/ahollowareaalmostsurroundedbysteepslopesat thetopof aglaciatedvalley:
冰斗;(谷端或山坡的)圆形凹地From here you canstarttoseetherimof themountainsthatenclosethe cirque.从这里你可以开始看到环绕冰斗的山脉边缘。
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- From thecolthere is awonderfulviewback down over theskivillageinitscirque.
- Thetrailsuddenlylevelsout and for the nexthouryoucontourthesideof theright-handvalleyto the cirque atitshead.
- Themapshowedtheglaciertuckedinto agiganticspoon-shaped cirque on the north-facingsideof themountain.
- At theheadof thegulchis atightcirquefacingeast,northandwestandrimmedwithrockslabspitchedat 45degrees.
Geography: hills & mountains
- acclivity
- craggy
- escarpment
- esker
- highlands
- Marilyn
- mesa
- mid-ocean ridge
- motte
- Mount Kilimanjaro
- pinnacle
- precipitous
- scarp
- slope
- spur
- steep
- the Adirondack Mountains
- the Alaska Range
- the Alps
- the Andes
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Geography: valleys