cirque

(sʉrk)

noun

  1. a circular space or arrangement
  2. Old Poet. a circle; ring
  3. Archaic a circus
  4. Geol. a steep, hollow excavation high on a mountainside, made by glacial erosion; natural amphitheater

Origin: Fr < L circus: see circus

See cirque in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A steep bowl-shaped hollow occurring at the upper end of a mountain valley, especially one forming the head of a glacier or stream. Also called cwm.
  2. A ring; a circle.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Latin circus, circle; see circle

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