Semicirque

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A semicircular hollow or opening among trees or hills.

    "Upon a semicirque of turf-clad ground, / The hidden nook discovered to our view / A mass of rock […]"

Example

More examples

"Upon a semicirque of turf-clad ground, / The hidden nook discovered to our view / A mass of rock […]"

Etymology

From semi- + cirque.

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