combe

variants also coombe or coomb
British

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for combe
Noun
  • Easing out of Glasgow Central station, the Glasgow-to-Mallaig line follows the mighty River Clyde before darting into the wild glens of Loch Lomond.
    James March, Travel + Leisure, 3 Feb. 2025
  • The glen runs straight through the distillery in an earth-floor warehouse, granting it instant exposure to its naturally abundant environment.
    Brianna Kamienski, USA TODAY, 30 July 2024
Noun
  • In Pacific Palisades, already less isolated after the extension of Sunset Boulevard and the 1937 opening of Pacific Coast Highway, single-family homes ventured farther up the canyons.
    Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
  • The mudslide sloshed into the canyon early Jan. 27, forcing the closure of SR-27.
    Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Strong winds interact with the topography in dangerous ways, flowing down into ravines like the rushing waters of a mountain stream after heavy rains.
    Thomas Fuller, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Spokane Valley Fire Department Firefighters rescued an Uber driver on Wednesday afternoon after her car plunged into a ravine in Spokane Valley, Washington.
    Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The Estonian woman was pinned on the steep, open gully, halfway along a narrow path that traverses it.
    Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Rescuers found him in a gully below Esprit Point, and he was taken to a hospital for additional care.
    Ashley R. Williams, CNN, 31 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • The ship passes through the Iron Gates (a gorge on the Danube) and then proceeds to Bulgaria and Romania.
    Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2025
  • The phenomenon results from rapid tidal currents squeezing between two gorges, making the water rush as quickly and dramatically as, well, a waterfall, only horizontally.
    Emily Matchar, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Mairena lived with his family in a valley, accessible only by horseback.
    CD Goette-Luciak, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2025
  • When hot, dry conditions occur in one peak or valley of the jet, another may experience colder, wetter conditions.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • From this elevation west across the deep gulch that existed was one of the toughest pulls of the entire trail.
    Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2025
  • In the Star Wars: Skeleton Crew premiere, did Wim’s dad seem to find him pretty quickly, considering that that gulch was a long speeder bike ride away from home?
    Charlie Mason, TVLine, 6 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Watson Lake: Enjoy kayaking or paddleboarding, or simply relax and take in the beautiful scenery around this stunning lake surrounded by ancient granite dells.
    Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Fractured and rounded by years of geological upheavals and exposure to the sculpting effects of weather, the dells are a cluster of nooks, crannies and blind curves interrupted by the course of Boulder Creek.
    Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
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“Combe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/combe. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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