Cirque
Pronunciation : Cirque
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F., fr. L. circus.]
Definition : 1. A circle; a circus; a circular erection or arrangement of objects. A dismal cirque Of Druid stones upon a forlorn moor. Keats.
2. A kind of circular valley in the side of a mountain, walled around by precipices of great height.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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