Definition of tarn
: a small steep-banked mountain lake or pool
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In 1951, some 885 square miles of Cumbrian hills and tarns (mountain pools) were designated as a national park, Britain’s largest and, with 18 million annual visitors, its most popular.
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Origin and Etymology of tarn
Middle English terne, tarne, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse tjǫrn small lake
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