cirque in Chinese
cirque in Chinese is 冰斗 — cirque means a bowl-shaped hollow carved into a mountainside by glacial erosion, usually at the head of a valley.
cirque in Chinese
冰斗
Pronounced: bīng dǒu
(geology) A curved depression or natural amphitheatre, especially one in a mountainside at the end of a valley.
What does "cirque" mean?
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noun A bowl-shaped hollow carved into a mountainside by glacial erosion, usually at the head of a valley.
"Hikers stopped to admire the dramatic cirque carved by the ancient glacier."
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- Hikers stopped to admire the dramatic cirque carved by the ancient glacier.
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What is "cirque" in Chinese?
"cirque" in Chinese is 冰斗. cirque means: A bowl-shaped hollow carved into a mountainside by glacial erosion, usually at the head of a valley.
How do you pronounce 冰斗?
"cirque" in Chinese is 冰斗, pronounced "bīng dǒu".
How do you use "cirque" in a sentence?
Example: "Hikers stopped to admire the dramatic cirque carved by the ancient glacier." In Chinese, "cirque" is 冰斗.
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