CIRQUE


Meaning of CIRQUE in English

[ sə:k ]

■ noun

1》 Geology a steep-sided hollow at the head of a valley or on a mountainside.

2》 literary a ring, circlet, or circle.

Origin

C17: from Fr., from L. circus .

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