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CORRIE (Gaelic coire, cauldron; hence whirlpool, or circular hollow)

CORRIE (Gaelic See also:
COIRE (Ger. Chur or Cur, Ital. Coira, Lat. Curia Raetorum, Romonsch Cuera)
coire, cauldron; hence whirlpool, or circular hollow) , a See also:

TERM

term used in the See also:

HIGHLANDS, THE

Highlands of See also:

Scotland for a steep-sided, rounded hollow in a See also:

mountain-See also:

side, from the See also:

LOWER

lower See also:

PART

part of which a stream usually issues as the outlet of a small See also:

lake ponded by glacial debris . See also:

CORRIE (Gaelic coire, cauldron; hence whirlpool, or circular hollow)

Corrie-lakes are See also:

COMMON

common in all glaciated mountain regions .

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