corrie
noun/ˈkɒri/
/ˈkɔːri/
(geology)- a round hollow area in the side of a mountain, especially in Scotland see also cirque, cwmTopics Geographyc2Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Scottish Gaelic and Irish coire ‘cauldron, hollow’.
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