cwm
noun[C]
geologyspecializeduk/kʊm/us/kʊm/ahollowareaalmostsurroundedbysteepslopesat thetopof aglaciatedvalley,especiallyin theWelshmountains:
（尤指威尔士山中的）围谷，圈谷The scalloped cwms of the Brecon Beacons are afavouritelaunchingsitefor hang-gliders and parascenders.布雷肯比肯斯山中的圈谷有着扇贝形的边缘，大受滑翔机和牵引升空跳伞爱好者的青睐。
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- Myeyesweredrawnup andacrossthe cwm to thegiantcliffsof Lliweddsoaringup tojaggedsummits.
- That's the cwm where theyewtreesgrow.
- Finally we breasted thesaddlein thelowerridge, what in theWelshmountainswe wouldcallthe cwm.
- This was theapproachfor the earlyclimbingexpeditions, whoknewthis as theNorthCwm.
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
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