noun
- plural of corrie; steep-walled circular basins carved out by glacial erosion, typically found in mountainous regions
Usage: geological term
Examples
- The Scottish Highlands contain numerous corries formed during the last ice age.
- Hikers often find small lakes nestled within these ancient corries.
- The corries on Ben Nevis attract both geologists and mountaineers.
- Snow persists longer in the shadowed depths of mountain corries.
- These corries provide evidence of past glacial activity in the region.
- The dramatic corries create some of the most spectacular scenery in the mountains.