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cirque

[surk] / sɜrk /




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In its early years, it was located smack in the middle of the grounds, a beaconing festival-goers with beats, cirque performances and the all-important misters.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 14, 2024

The trail takes you through aspen, birch and pine groves until it reaches a small basalt column cirque with a peaceful waterfall.

From Seattle Times Oct. 6, 2021

At the time, between 10,000 and 6,300 years ago, there was limited sediment accumulation in Delta Lake that suggests a reduction in meltwater coming from the cirque above.

From Washington Times Dec. 11, 2020

When we crested a ridge and reached the dry side of the island, the clouds broke and we could see the mountain town of Cilaos, named for the cirque that surrounds it, far below.

From New York Times Dec. 23, 2019

Beneath my Vibram soles the wall fell away for three thousand feet to the dirty, avalanche-scarred cirque of the Witches Cauldron Glacier.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer




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