noun
- steep-walled, bowl-shaped depressions in mountains formed by glacial erosion
Usage: geology; plural of cirque
Examples
- The hikers admired the dramatic cirques carved into the mountainside.
- Ancient glaciers created these spectacular cirques thousands of years ago.
- Several small lakes had formed in the cirques high above the valley.
- The geologist pointed out how cirques differ from regular valleys.
- Mountain climbers often use cirques as base camps for their ascents.
- The cirques in this range show clear evidence of glacial activity.