Meaning & use
tarn
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A small mountain lake, especially one formed in a hollow carved out by a glacier.
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The hikers stopped to rest beside a clear tarn nestled below the peak.
Morning mist hung low over the still surface of the tarn.
A note on using this word
Common in British and especially northern English place names and nature writing, less so in everyday American English.
Words with a similar meaning
mountain lakepool
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