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/kuːm/ · noun
A valley head created through glacial erosion and with a shape similar to an amphitheatre..
A fine glacier descends from Mount Longstaff. It has cut very deep and the walls stand at an angle of at least 50°. Otherwise, although there are many cwms on the lower ranges, the mountains themselves seem little carved.
Use cwm when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cwm means A valley head created through glacial erosion and with a shape similar to an amphitheatre..
Common synonyms include cirque, combe, corrie.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
A fine glacier descends from Mount Longstaff. It has cut very deep and the walls stand at an angle of at least 50°. Otherwise, although there are many cwms on the lower ranges, the mountains themselves seem little carved.
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