combe
[koom, kohm]
/kum, koʊm/
noun
,
British
1.
a narrow valley or deep hollow, especially one enclosed on all but one side.
Also,
comb
,
coomb
,
coombe
.
Origin
Old English
cumb
valley <
British Celtic;
cf.
cwm
Examples from the web for
combe
He suffered a heart attack in the lavatory of his home,
combe
florey.
British Dictionary definitions for
combe
combe
/
kuːm
/
noun
1.
variant spellings of
coomb
coomb
/
kuːm
/
noun
1.
(
mainly Southern English
) a short valley or deep hollow, esp in chalk areas
2.
(
mainly Northern English
)
another name for
cirque
Word Origin
Old English
cumb
(in place names), probably of Celtic origin; compare Old French
combe
small valley and Welsh
cwm
valley