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单词 tarn
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(tɑːʳn)
Word forms: plural tarns
countable noun [oft in names]
A tarn is a small lake in an area of mountains.

tarn in British English

(tɑːn)
noun
a small mountain lake or pool
Word origin
C14: of Scandinavian origin; related to Old Norse tjörn pool

Tarn in British English

(French tarn)
noun
1. 
a department of S France, in Occitanie region. Capital: Albi. Pop: 350 477 (2003 est). Area: 5780 sq km (2254 sq miles)
2. 
a river in SW France, rising in the Massif Central and flowing generally west to the Garonne River. Length: 375 km (233 miles)

tarn in American English

(tɑrn)
noun
a small lake, esp. one that fills a cirque
Word origin
ME terne < or akin to ON tjörn, tarn, lit., hole filled with water

Examples of 'tarn' in a sentence
tarn

Thirty yards or so, just before the creek entered the tarn, a flat-bottomed boat was moored.
Anthony Masters CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001)
And that spells pollution with a big P. That's what I used to love about the tarn.
Anthony Masters CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001)
B David sat in his Land Rover at the bottom of Back Lane where he'd parked after leaving the tarn.
Stuart Harrison LOST SUMMER (2001)

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