combe

variants also coombe or coomb
Definition of combenext
British

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for combe
Noun
  • Her outfit stayed inside Browne’s gray suit vocabulary, layering a glen-check blazer with strong shoulders layered over a matching waist panel and pleated detail at the hip, finished with the brand’s red-white-blue grosgrain tab at the hem.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 7 Feb. 2026
  • This is also what allows what’s outside its doorstep to take precedence: the soul-stirring glens, spirit-rejuvenating streams, and craggy peaks of Cairngorms National Park.
    Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Wind prone canyons along US-395 may exceed 65 mph.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The historic Grant Grove Cabins and Cedar Grove Lodge, located deep in the canyon, are also solid options.
    Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 Mar. 2026
  • If reaching a safe shelter is not possible, either crouch down in your car and shield your head, or leave your vehicle and find shelter in a ditch or ravine.
    KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Her mother, Marlene LaMar, who had helped organize hundreds of volunteers for years to search through fields and gullies after Sierra vanished in 2012, said Saturday she was too devastated to speak about the ruling.
    Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2026
  • The rupture occurred near where the tunnel connects to the 15-foot-diameter penstock, sending a gully of water down both sides of the 1-mile pipeline leading to the powerhouse.
    Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • That spreads out the water over the whole valley bottom, versus just in a pond.
    Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
  • On our flight back, the pilot has some fun, swooping through valleys and banking sharply around crests.
    Brent Rose, Outside, 28 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • In less than an hour, the scenery changes from beach to river gorge to mountain terrain, showing a side of Dalmatia beyond the islands.
    Jason Phillips, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The gorge acts as a natural channel funneling through rain runoff often creating an intriguing mix of wildflowers.
    Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 21 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Farther up the gulch, the water formed a pool, which gave off a rank chemical smell.
    Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 29 Oct. 2025
  • There were more creeks, high hills, big parks, passes, and open mountainsides with broken, timbered canyons and gulches.
    Fred C. Mercer, Outdoor Life, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Watson Lake: Enjoy kayaking or paddleboarding, or simply relax and take in the beautiful scenery around this stunning lake surrounded by ancient granite dells.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2025
  • The boys both love hotels and taking family trips to the dells or the bay beach.
    Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Combe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/combe. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.

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