2007-03-23 13:07:43 · 13 answers · asked by kellstar202 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
tarn
2007-03-23 13:10:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Word For Mountain Lake
2016-12-16 20:30:02 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tarn is one word, defined in the source below as "a small mountain lake, usually occupying a cirque."
But the cirque is NOT a lake. The cirque, also known as a corrie or, in Wales, as a c-u-m (I had to spell it so it wouldn't get censored in this post), is the "deep, rounded hollow with steep sides," formed by glaciation, in which the tarn is found.
2007-03-23 14:12:48 · answer #3 · answered by pingraham@sbcglobal.net 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The word you seek is probably "tarn" but this is technically a lake formed by glaciation so wouldn't apply to all mountain lakes.
2007-03-23 14:00:34 · answer #4 · answered by fidget 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Loch or Tarn depending on the local geology and topiary of the location of the expanse of water.
2007-03-24 02:51:30 · answer #5 · answered by celene s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lake mountain
2007-03-27 09:47:47 · answer #6 · answered by kwadwo_adade 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if it's a rather small and shallow affair, it's a "tarn";
if it's deep, quite large and it's nestled in amongst large, steep-sided peaks, it's probably been formed by a glacier. such lakes are called "cirques".
hope this helps,
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Jarrah
2007-03-23 13:16:34 · answer #7 · answered by jarrah_fortytwo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Heaven
2007-03-23 13:09:58 · answer #8 · answered by colin050659 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A tarn, or in Scotland, maybe a lochan (small loch).
2007-03-24 01:18:18 · answer #9 · answered by LadyOok 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a TARN - definitely.
2007-03-24 00:47:31 · answer #10 · answered by Sammy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋