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Definition of Cirque
1. Noun. A steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain a lake.
Definition of Cirque
1. n. A circle; a circus; a circular erection or arrangement of objects.
Definition of Cirque
1. Noun. A curved depression in a mountainside with steep walls, forming the end of a valley. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cirque
1. a deep, steep-walled basin on a mountain [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cirque
Literary usage of Cirque
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Characteristics of Existing Glaciers by William Herbert Hobbs (1911)
"PART I MOUNTAIN GLACIERS CHAPTER I THE cirque AND ITS RECESSION The Glacial ...
One of the first to recognize the cirque as a product of glacial erosion was ..."
2. Landscapes of Western Provence and Languedoc-Roussillon: A Countryside Guide by John Underwood, Pat Underwood (2004)
"The paths in the cirque are ven,' stony underfoot — ankle-twisting terrain. ...
Just visit the cirque. Not only docs this walk explore the extraordinary ..."
3. The theatres of Paris by Charles Hervey (1846)
"The present cirque in the Champs Elysees, where performances are given from May
... The equestrian company of the cirque deserve a far more detailed mention ..."
4. Europe by Andrew John Herbertson (1903)
"The cirque de Gavarnie From Luz I visited Gavarnie, a village about 12 miles
distant, and noticed the singular formation of the mountains, 3 miles farther ..."
5. Earth Sculpture by James Geikie (1898)
"The torrent escaping from the cirque simply digs its chann deeper, cuts its way
back, and by its undermining action tene to increase the slope of the ..."
6. Earth Sculpture; Or, The Origin of Land-forms: Or, The Origin of Landforms by James Geikie (1898)
"But the flat-bottomed cirque is restricted to regions which are now, ...
cirque-basins are familiar features in the Alpine lands of temperate latitudes, ..."
7. The Pleistocene Geology of the Leadville Quadrangle, Colorado by Stephen Reid Capps (1907)
"Source <?, often known as Monitor Gulch, is ;i fairly well-shaped cirque, but
was not severely glaciated." The walls and bottom of the cirque are covered ..."
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