tarn
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
Origin of tarn
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Other definitions for Tarn (2 of 2)
a department in S France. 2,232 sq. mi. (5,780 sq. km). Capital: Albi.
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How to use tarn in a sentence
They are as safe in their tarn as those enchanted fish of the “Arabian Nights.”
Angling Sketches | Andrew LangOne evening in August, a warm, still evening, I happened to visit the tarn.
Angling Sketches | Andrew Langtarn (a mountain pool), grain and sike (mountain streams) are also Scandinavian terms.
Just under the moorland heights surrounding Malham tarn is the other village of Malham.
Yorkshire Painted And Described | Gordon HomeThe Indians represent them to have a deep tarn, with very imposing perpendicular walls, at one of the highest points.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820 | Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
British Dictionary definitions for tarn (1 of 2)
/ (tɑːn) /
a small mountain lake or pool
Origin of tarn
1British Dictionary definitions for Tarn (2 of 2)
/ (French tarn) /
a department of S France, in Midi-Pyrénées region. Capital: Albi. Pop: 350 477 (2003 est). Area: 5780 sq km (2254 sq miles)
a river in SW France, rising in the Massif Central and flowing generally west to the Garonne River. Length: 375 km (233 miles)
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Scientific definitions for tarn
[ tärn ]
A small mountain lake, especially one formed as a glacier melts, filling a cirque with water.
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