noun
- A cirque; a bowl-shaped valley, especially one formed by glacial erosion on a mountainside.
Usage: Chiefly British and Welsh geography; Also spelled 'coombe' in some regions
Examples
- The hikers descended into a deep cwm surrounded by steep rocky cliffs.
- Snowdon's cwms are popular destinations for mountaineers in Wales.
- The glacial cwm held a small alpine lake at its base.
- Many cwms in the Lake District were carved out during the last ice age.
- The shepherd's cottage sat at the edge of a sheltered cwm.