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The word "combe" derives from Old English cumb and is unrelated to the English word "comb". [5] From Middle English coumbe, cumbe, from Old English cumb, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kumbaz; compare Dutch kom (“bowl, basin”), German Kump (“vessel”). Related to Welsh cwm (“a hollow valley”), of identical meaning, through Proto ...
According to Merriam-Webster, a ravine is "a small, narrow, steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water". [1] Some societies and languages do not differentiate between a gully and ravine; in others, there is a distinction, particularly when concerning environmental ...
A steep, narrow valley or a large hollow on the side of a hill or coastline, especially one enclosed on all but one side. The term is used primarily in southern England, where it often implies a dry ravine in a limestone or chalk escarpment. See also cwm. commonwealth 1.
As a generic name for a type of valley, the term typically refers to a wide valley, though there are many much smaller stream valleys within the Yorkshire Dales which are named "(specific name) Dale". [17] Clough is a word in common use in northern England for a narrow valley with steep sides. [18]
The word is Goidelic in origin: gleann in Irish and Scottish Gaelic, glion in Manx. In Manx, glan is also to be found meaning glen. It is cognate with Welsh glyn. [citation needed] Whittow defines it as a "Scottish term for a deep valley in the Highlands" that is "narrower than a strath". [1]
Cwm (landform), a rounded, glaciated valley, also known as a corrie or cirque; Cwm, a steep, narrow valley, or a small valley or large hollow on the side of a hill, also known as a combe; Cwm (software), a general-purpose data processor for the semantic web; Cwm railway station, a station in Cwm, Blaenau Gwent, Wales, 1852–1963
A gill or ghyll is a ravine or narrow valley in the North of England and parts of Scotland.The word originates from the Old Norse gil. [1] Examples include Dufton Ghyll Wood, Dungeon Ghyll, Troller's Gill and Trow Ghyll.
'Gill' is a word of Norse origin meaning narrow valley or ravine whilst 'beck' signifies a stream; both occur widely in the hills of northern England. As seen in the classic view southwest over the valley into the Vale of Eden from its head at High Cup Nick, it is considered one of the finest natural features in northern England. [2] [3]