combe

noun

variants also coombe or coomb
Definition of combenext
British
as in glen

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for combe
  1. glen
  2. canyon
  3. ravine
  4. gully
  5. valley
  6. gorge
  7. gulch
  8. dell
Noun
  • One of the finest temperate rain forests in the United States, the Hoh Rain Forest is worth visiting just for fantastical trails like the Hall of Mosses and Hoh River Trail, which wind through peaceful glens of trees positively dripping with moss.
    — Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2026
  • Pause for lunch, then drift through fishing villages, beaches and glens that define Donegal’s rugged character.
    — David Dickstein, Oc Register, 13 May 2026
Definition of glen
Noun
  • Just last month, the probe tracked a frenetic cluster of 30 dust devils swirling through the canyons of Mamers Valles, also in the northern hemisphere.
    — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 17 July 2026
  • Cass was sitting his heaving horse on the rim of the canyon, looking down at some sprays of fresh dirt on the ground below him.
    — Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026
Definition of canyon
Noun
  • Drive had attacked something in that brushy ravine — or something had attacked him.
    — Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026
  • The three-bedroom house is situated on a private lot overlooking a ravine and surrounded by rows of lush hedges.
    — India Roby, Architectural Digest, 15 July 2026
Definition of ravine
Noun
  • Sarah’s partner Elijah, Karissa and I continued up into the mountains, scrambling over loose rocks to get closer to a gully carved into the side of a mountain towering behind the pools.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026
  • The dark form of the bear was rounding the ridges and gullies, appearing and disappearing among the brush in the direction of the head of the canyon.
    — Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026
Definition of gully
Noun
  • Set high on a dramatic plateau overlooking rugged mountains and deep valleys, Hiddn is surrounded by spectacular scenery best explored on foot.
    — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • In this landscape, valleys are where the system settles into comfortable, low-energy configurations, while peaks are high-energy configurations that are relatively unstable.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 15 July 2026
Definition of valley
Noun
  • Junked in some gorge like the clothes piled up in Alto Hospicio?
    — Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026
  • The road is cut directly into a cliff and runs above a deep gorge.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
Definition of gorge
Noun
  • Plastic waste flutters and settles into gulches, catches in the fencing.
    — Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026
  • Head right, and there came public land, the Shasta-Trinity National Forest with its creeks and gulches and two-bit towns like Peanut and Beegum.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
Definition of gulch
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
Definition of dell
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