Definition
coombes
noun
- Plural of coombe; a valley, especially a short, narrow valley on the side of a hill or chalk downland.
Usage: chiefly British; geographical term
Examples
- The rolling hills of the English countryside are dotted with small coombes.
- Sheep graze in the coombes between the chalk downs.
- The village nestled in one of the deep coombes of the South Downs.
- Several coombes cut through the landscape, creating natural drainage channels.
- Hikers explored the network of coombes during their walk across the hills.