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单词 cirque
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
cirque  (sûrk),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. circle;
    ring.
  2. Geologya bowl-shaped, steep-walled mountain basin carved by glaciation, often containing a small, round lake.
  • Latin circus; see circus
  • French
  • 1595–1605

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cirque /sɜːk/ n

  1. Also called: corrie, cwm a semicircular or crescent-shaped basin with steep sides and a gently sloping floor formed in mountainous regions by the erosive action of a glacier
Etymology: 17th Century: from French, from Latin circus ring, circle, circus
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