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Kar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cirque noun A bowl-shaped hollow carved into a mountainside by glacial erosion, usually at the head of a valley.
  • corrie noun A steep, bowl-shaped hollow carved into a mountainside by a glacier.
  • cwm noun A valley head created through glacial erosion and with a shape similar to an amphitheatre.

Senses

Kar is used for these senses in English:

  • cirque (geology) A curved depression or natural amphitheatre, especially one in a mountainside at the end of a valley.
  • corrie (Scotland) A bowl-shaped geographical feature formed by glaciation.
  • cwm A valley head created through glacial erosion and with a shape similar to an amphitheatre.