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cwm

/kuːm/

Traduction: Cirque glaciaire en forme de cuvette ou d'amphithéâtre aux parois abruptes, pouvant contenir un lac.

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/kuːm/C2formal
  • frCirque glaciaire en forme de cuvette ou d'amphithéâtre aux parois abruptes, pouvant contenir un lac.

A steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain, which may contain a lake.

  1. Geological formationC1formal

    A steep-walled, semicircular basin in a mountain, often containing a lake, formed by glacial erosion.

    frCirque glaciaire

    • The hikers marveled at the deep cwm carved by ancient glaciers.
    • A small lake filled the bottom of the cwm, reflecting the surrounding peaks.
    • Geologists studied the cwm to understand the region's glacial history.

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