cwm
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- noun
- /kuːm/
- UK
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cwm
- They knew that names like Ugthorpe and Stainby were Northern without knowing they were Norse; they knew Winchcombe and Cumrew must be in the West without recognizing that the word cwm is Welsh.
- the Western Cwm
Examples
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- Cwm Rhondda.
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His companions last saw him high on a snow slope near the Talung Cwm, jerking forward with his arms outstretched.
Fiction book (1993) -
Cwm Rhondda.
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Cwm Rhondda?
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Carrie and Nick go there on Christmas Eve, along an old railway line and down a dark cwm through the yew trees of Druid's Grove.
Fiction book (1991) -
The research laboratory of the PI (CWM) had reared thousands of insects as part of an evolutionary genetics experiment.
Academic text (2013) -
After ruling out the Yalung Cwm, they discovered a route up a great icefall at the head of the glacier that would give access to the central ridge, and this was the route taken the following year by a well-funded British assault.
Fiction book (1993) -
I've seen a lot of newbies in the forums follow instructions to root their phones by flashing CWM or TWRP in place of the stock recovery, which breaks the OTA function.
Blog text (22) -
On our hike, we reached the edge of a stunning cwm surrounded by towering cliffs.
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The glacial waters fill the cwm, creating a serene lake at its base.
Synonyms
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A steep bowl-shaped hollow on a mountain that often has a small lake
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A steep hollow on a mountainside that often holds a small lake
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Etymology
Cwm comes from the Welsh word cwm, which means 'valley' and is pronounced 'coom'. Imagine a bowl-shaped valley high on a mountain, made long ago by ice and often holding a small lake, and you will see why a cwm means that mountain hollow.