Welsh mountain basin
A cwm is a steep-walled basin on a mountainside, carved by glacial erosion—what geologists also call a cirque.
The word is Welsh, preserved in English mainly through place names and mountaineering: The climbers established base camp in the cwm.
The Western Cwm on Everest is perhaps the most famous example.
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Welsh mountain basin
A cwm is a steep-walled basin on a mountainside, carved by glacial erosion—what geologists also call a cirque.
The word is Welsh, preserved in English mainly through place names and mountaineering: The climbers established base camp in the cwm.
The Western Cwm on Everest is perhaps the most famous example.
1. landform — cirque, Glacier-carved mountain basin; corrie (Glacial mountain basin); hollow (Empty within); basin (Concave water receptacle); amphitheater · headwall · tarn · moraine · arête · col · glacier · snowfield · scree · talus
2. Wales — Snowdonia, Welsh mountain national park; Welsh (Of a Celtic nation)
TOPOGRAPHIC FORMcwm ≠ peak Utmost height attained; ridge · summit · arête · horn · spur
VERTICAL ORIENTATIONcwm ≠ peak Utmost height attained; summit · mountaintop · pinnacle · crest · apex
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Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/cwm