chiefly British

Examples of cwm in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Now, just one remains, lodged into a cwm west of Pico Humboldt. The Economist, 5 Oct. 2017

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Word History

Etymology

Welsh, valley

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cwm was in 1853

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“Cwm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cwm. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

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