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cirque

cirque [ surk ] (plural cirques)


noun 
Definition:
 
semicircular hollow on mountainside: a semicircular hollow with steep walls formed by glacial erosion on mountains. It often forms the head of a valley.

[Mid-19th century. Via French< Latin circus "ring"]
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