Cirque meaning

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A steep bowl-shaped hollow occurring at the upper end of a mountain valley, especially one forming the head of a glacier or stream.
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A circle; ring.
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A steep, hollow excavation high on a mountainside, made by glacial erosion; natural amphitheater.
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A circular space or arrangement.
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A steep, amphitheatre-shaped hollow occurring at the upper end of a mountain valley, especially one forming the head of a glacier or stream. Cirques are formed by the erosive activity of glaciers and often contain a small lake.
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(geology) A curved depression in a mountainside with steep walls, forming the end of a valley.
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A ring; a circle.
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A circus.
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Origin of cirque

  • French from Latin circus circle circle
    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
  • Borrowing from French cirque, from Latin circus (“ring, circle”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, to bend”) .
    From Wiktionary

Cirque Sentence Examples

  • Different stages of cirque development, with accompanying transformation of ioountain shape, are finely illustrated in several ranges around the headwaters of the Arkansas river in central Colorado, where the highest summit of the Ro~k~ Mountains is found (Mt Massive, 14,424 ft., in the Sawatch range); and perhaps even better in the Bighorn range of Wyoming.

  • Dean pointed out the peaks that ringed them; Cirque and Teakettle Mountains, and Potosi Peak, all over 13,000 feet, and Mount Sneffles, standing tall beyond the others, stretching 14,150 feet to the sky.

  • You'll find family-friendly entertainment in Las Vegas, also, with shows featuring such entertainers as the illusionist David Copperfield and the universally popular Cirque de Soleil.

  • In 2004, Celebrity Cruises partnered with Cirque du Soleil to present some of the most spectacular entertainment available at sea with innovative interactive performances.

  • Hence, this exotic and bold mixture of lace ruffles and leopard combined with a plunging neckline throws the terms "daring", "sexy", and "Cirque de Soleil" into a single swimwear model.

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