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noun
- 1. a half-open steep-sided hollow at the head of a valley or on a mountainside, formed by glacial erosion.
- 2. a ring, circlet, or circle. literary
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Cirque can mean circus, circle, or a deep steep-walled basin on a mountain. Learn the etymology, synonyms, examples, and word history of cirque from Merriam-Webster.
A cirque is a hollow area almost surrounded by steep slopes at the top of a glaciated valley. Learn more about the geology, features and examples of cirques from Cambridge Dictionary.
A cirque ( French: [siʁk]; from the Latin word circus) is an amphitheatre-like valley formed by glacial erosion. Alternative names for this landform are corrie (from Scottish Gaelic: coire, meaning a pot or cauldron) [1] and cwm ( Welsh for 'valley'; pronounced [kʊm] ). A cirque may also be a similarly shaped landform arising from fluvial erosion.
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.
Cirque is a noun that means a hollow area almost surrounded by steep slopes at the top of a glaciated valley, or a type of circus performance. Learn more about the geology and the arts of cirque with examples and translations.
Definition of cirque noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. 1. 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. archaeology an obsolete term for circle (sense 11) 3. poetic. a circle, circlet, or ring. Collins English Dictionary.
