1. a steep-walled semicircular basin on a mountain, typically formed by glacial erosion
Usage: geology; chiefly British

Examples

• The hikers climbed up to the corrie where a small lake had formed.
• Ancient glaciers carved deep corries into the mountainside.
• The corrie provided shelter from the wind during our mountain expedition.
• Snow lingered in the shadowy corrie well into summer.
• The geological survey mapped several corries in the highland region.