corrienoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkɒr.i/us/ˈkɔːr.i/specializeda round hollow made in the side of a mountain by the action of a glacier
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Geography: valleys
- abyss
- arroyo
- chasm
- cirque
- cwm
- dale
- defile
- dell
- glen
- gorge
- gulch
- gully
- hanging valley
- hollow
- landform
- ravine
- vale
- valley
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Examples from literature
- The mountains—among which are, it is said, fourteen extinct craters—range upward higher and higher toward the southern end, with corries and glens, which must be, when seen near, hanging gardens of stupendous size.