tarn Definition
tarn (tärn)
noun
a small lake, esp. one that fills a cirque
Etymology: ME terne < or akin to ON tjörn, tarn, lit., hole filled with water
tarn Usage Examples
Converse of object
- pass: Drop down the scree to the valley and across easy ground to pass the tarns.
- overlook: Stopping at the hill overlooking the tarn we lay on the grass to admire the view - which was breathtaking to say the least.
- have: It is unusual in having a tarn adjacent to the trig pillar.
- find: Cross the wall at the col to find a small tarn on the other side.
- reach: We continued to climb and reached a tarn formed by glaciation.
Adjective modifier
- small: Continue along the flank of the ridge over the rise passing to the left of a small tarn.
- little: Near the summit, on the banks of a little tarn, the ashes of that same author were scattered.
- delightful: Just before you enter denser woodland, look right to see the delightful lily tarn.
- nameless: This picture on the left is taken from another nameless tarn near the summit.
- high: Sutherland's lochs are equally diverse, ranging from high acidic tarns to vast lochs over a sandstone base.
- other: Like most other tarns, it is well stocked with trout.
Noun used with modifier
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