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Cwm Moderate

Cwm has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain a lake

2

A valley head created through glacial erosion and with a shape similar to an amphitheatre.

3

Initialism of Cincinnati water maze.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
basin

Origin

The word "cwm" comes directly from the Welsh language, where it means "valley." It is a doublet of the English word "combe," sharing the same origin but entering English through different paths.

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