combe

variants also coombe or coomb
British

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for combe
Noun
  • Best for Solo Train Enthusiasts: Scotland Discover the incredible and indelible beauty of the Scottish highlands, full of lochs, glens, castles and fluffy highland cows and sheep on a journey with Vacations by Rail.
    Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
  • One of the biggest temperate rainforests in the United States, the Hoh Rain Forest is worth visiting just for fantastical trails like the Hall of Mosses and Hoh River Trail that wind through peaceful glens of trees positively dripping with moss.
    Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The drama continues to unfold in lower canyons into December.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2025
  • And a wide range of brands including fast-casual restaurant Sweetgreen and luxury outerwear brand Canada Goose have embraced cowboy hats and rusted-red canyon backdrops in ad campaigns.
    Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Trek the Weeping Ridge Trail to see the leaves from deep within a ravine.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2025
  • When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Adding a cultural twist to the week, Viktor Hovland was spotted exploring Chandni Chowk in a rickshaw (a three-wheeler vehicle used by the locals), Old Delhi’s historic marketplace known for its centuries-old architecture and gullies.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Instead, a new study suggests that the gullies are sculpted by slabs of dry ice that form during the Martian winter.
    Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • As sublime as countertop donuts and as nourishing as a rack of girlie magazines, Clerks is a terrific movie gorge.
    Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Among these is the Ravenna Gorge Christmas Market in a true fairy-tale setting—a gorge under the 131-foot-high viaduct of the Höllental railway in the Black Forest Highlands.
    Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Some deep valleys and yawning canyons descend more than 3,000 feet.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Mandatory evacuations were active along the Colorado 13 corridor from the White River near Meeker to south of Piceance Creek Road in Garfield County, parts of Rio Blanco County east of Willow Creek and south of Piceance Creek, and gulches west of Colorado 13.
    Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 10 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 27 Oct. 2025.

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