cirque

[ surk ]

/ sɜrk /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR cirque ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

circle; ring.

a bowl-shaped, steep-walled mountain basin carved by glaciation, often containing a small, round lake.

Origin of cirque

1595–1605; <French <Latin circus;see circus

Words nearby cirque

Cirebon, Cirenaica, Cirencester, cire perdue, cirio, cirque, cirrate, cirrhogenous, cirrhosis, cirrhus, cirri

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Example sentences from the Web for cirque

But no matter where her career has taken her, or how big the Cirque has become, Vial keeps coming back.
A Backstage Love Affair With Cirque du Soleil|Allison McNearney|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Twenty-eight years ago, Veronique Vial was asked to photograph Cirque du Soleil.
A Backstage Love Affair With Cirque du Soleil|Allison McNearney|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When Vial got that first assignment, she was just beginning her photography career, and Cirque du Soleil was only a few years old.
A Backstage Love Affair With Cirque du Soleil|Allison McNearney|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The pride and admiration Vial has for the artists who put on Cirque du Soleil is evident.
A Backstage Love Affair With Cirque du Soleil|Allison McNearney|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Cirque du Soleil obviously sprang to startling success with a variety of shows since its 1987 founding.
We’re All Carnies Now: Why We Can’t Quit the Circus|Anthony Paletta|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
No wonder the Cirque Rocambeau had come to grief, if it depended on such canaries as Lackaday.
The Mountebank|William J. Locke
They did things in the great manner in the Cirque Rocambeau.
The Mountebank|William J. Locke
The Cirque Rocambeau had gone round without perceiving that the world had gone round too.
The Mountebank|William J. Locke
Most of its mass is derived directly from the low hanging snow clouds, or is blown into the cirque by eddying winds.
Mount Rainier|Various
The famous Cirque des Baumes may be described as a double wall lined with gigantic caves and grottoes.
The Roof of France|Matilda Betham-Edwards

British Dictionary definitions for cirque

cirque

/ (sɜːk) /

noun

Also called: corrie, cwm a semicircular or crescent-shaped basin with steep sides and a gently sloping floor formed in mountainous regions by the erosive action of a glacier

archaeol an obsolete term for circle (def. 11)

poetic a circle, circlet, or ring

Word Origin for cirque

C17: from French, from Latin circus ring, circle, circus

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for cirque

cirque

[ sûrk ]

A steep, amphitheatre-shaped hollow occurring at the upper end of a mountain valley, especially one forming the head of a glacier or stream. Cirques are formed by the erosive activity of glaciers and often contain a small lake.

单词	cirque
释义	cirque [ surk ] / sɜrk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cirque ON THESAURUS.COM noun circle; ring. a bowl-shaped, steep-walled mountain basin carved by glaciation, often containing a small, round lake. Origin of cirque 1595–1605; <French <Latin circus;see circus Words nearby cirque Cirebon, Cirenaica, Cirencester, cire perdue, cirio, cirque, cirrate, cirrhogenous, cirrhosis, cirrhus, cirri Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cirque But no matter where her career has taken her, or how big the Cirque has become, Vial keeps coming back. A Backstage Love Affair With Cirque du Soleil\|Allison McNearney\|December 1, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Twenty-eight years ago, Veronique Vial was asked to photograph Cirque du Soleil. A Backstage Love Affair With Cirque du Soleil\|Allison McNearney\|December 1, 2014\|DAILY BEAST When Vial got that first assignment, she was just beginning her photography career, and Cirque du Soleil was only a few years old. A Backstage Love Affair With Cirque du Soleil\|Allison McNearney\|December 1, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The pride and admiration Vial has for the artists who put on Cirque du Soleil is evident. A Backstage Love Affair With Cirque du Soleil\|Allison McNearney\|December 1, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Cirque du Soleil obviously sprang to startling success with a variety of shows since its 1987 founding. We’re All Carnies Now: Why We Can’t Quit the Circus\|Anthony Paletta\|November 27, 2014\|DAILY BEAST No wonder the Cirque Rocambeau had come to grief, if it depended on such canaries as Lackaday. The Mountebank\|William J. Locke They did things in the great manner in the Cirque Rocambeau. The Mountebank\|William J. Locke The Cirque Rocambeau had gone round without perceiving that the world had gone round too. The Mountebank\|William J. Locke Most of its mass is derived directly from the low hanging snow clouds, or is blown into the cirque by eddying winds. Mount Rainier\|Various The famous Cirque des Baumes may be described as a double wall lined with gigantic caves and grottoes. The Roof of France\|Matilda Betham-Edwards British Dictionary definitions for cirque cirque / (sɜːk) / noun Also called: corrie, cwm a semicircular or crescent-shaped basin with steep sides and a gently sloping floor formed in mountainous regions by the erosive action of a glacier archaeol an obsolete term for circle (def. 11) poetic a circle, circlet, or ring Word Origin for cirque C17: from French, from Latin circus ring, circle, circus Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cirque sphere, ring, globe, circus, crown, disk, enclosure, belt, bowl, meridian, horizon, circlet, hoop, aureole, compass, coil, lap, halo, cycle, circumference Scientific definitions for cirque cirque [ sûrk ] A steep, amphitheatre-shaped hollow occurring at the upper end of a mountain valley, especially one forming the head of a glacier or stream. Cirques are formed by the erosive activity of glaciers and often contain a small lake. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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cirque

noun

Origin of cirque

Words nearby cirque

Example sentences from the Web for cirque

British Dictionary definitions for cirque

noun

Word Origin for cirque

Words related to cirque

Scientific definitions for cirque