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cwm.

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

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/kuːm/UK, US/kʊm/UK, US
  1. A valley head created through glacial erosion and with a shape similar to an amphitheatre.

Where this word comes from

Unadapted borrowing from Welsh cwm (“valley”). Doublet of combe.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.