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zawn

/zɔːn/

/zɔn/

Translations

zawnnoun

zawns

/zɔːn/

/zɔn/

Kept. Geological term for a coastal inlet.

The boat sailed into the zawn to find shelter from the storm.

Лодка вошла в залив, чтобы укрыться от шторма.

Additional translations

zawnadjective

/zɔːn/

/zɔn/

Attributive use (e.g., "zawn walls"), so include as adjective.

zawnnoun

A narrow, steep-sided sea inlet, gully, or chasm in a coastal cliff, especially along the Cornish coast.

The kayakers paddled into the shadowy zawn carved deep into the granite cliff.

zawnadjective

Relating to or situated in a zawn (steep-sided coastal inlet).

The divers explored the zawn cave system revealed at low tide.