(Brit.)a short valley or hollow on a hillside or coastline, especially in southern England (英)(尤指英国南部的)(山坡或海岸的)峡谷,山谷 ■(Geology)a dry valley in a limestone or chalk escarpment (地质)狭谷,冲沟
语源
Old English cumb, occurring in charters in the names of places in southern England, many of which survive; of Celtic origin, related to cwm. The current general use dates from the late 16th cent