combe

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kuːm/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ko̅o̅m, kōm)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
combe  (ko̅o̅m, kōm),USA pronunciation n. [Brit.]
  1. Geology, British Termsa narrow valley or deep hollow, esp. one enclosed on all but one side.
Also, comb, coomb, coombe. 
  • British Celtic; compare cwm
  • Old English cumb valley

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
combe, comb / kuːm/
  1. variant spellings of coomb
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
coomb1  (ko̅o̅m, kōm),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. British Termscombe.
Also, coombe. 
coomb2  (ko̅o̅m),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Scottish Termscoom.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
coomb, combe, coombe, comb / kuːm/
  1. a short valley or deep hollow, esp in chalk areas

  2. another name for cirque
Etymology: Old English cumb (in place names), probably of Celtic origin; compare Old French combe small valley and Welsh cwm valley
'combe' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Combe-Capelle man - Swanscombe man - comb - coomb - cwm - kame

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