couloirn.

Brit.

/ˈkuːlwɑː/, U.S.

/ˈkulˌwɑr/

Etymology: < French couloir colander, passage, lobby, the steep incline down which timber is precipitated on a mountain side < late Latin cōlātōrium, < cōlāre, in French couler to flow.

A steep gorge or gully on a mountain side: first used in reference to the Alps (see quot. 1856).

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the world > the earth > land > landscape > low land > valley > [noun] > gorge or ravine

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1855 J. D. Forbes Tour Mt. Blanc ii. 21 It descended a narrow couloir from the Aiguilles Rouges.

1856 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters IV. 22 (note) ‘Couloir’ is a good untranslateable Savoyard word, for a place down which stones and water fall in storms; it is perhaps deserving of naturalization.

1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. vii. 47 Up this couloir we proposed to try the ascent.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	couloir
释义	couloirn. Brit. /ˈkuːlwɑː/, U.S. /ˈkulˌwɑr/ Etymology: < French couloir colander, passage, lobby, the steep incline down which timber is precipitated on a mountain side < late Latin cōlātōrium, < cōlāre, in French couler to flow. A steep gorge or gully on a mountain side: first used in reference to the Alps (see quot. 1856). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > low land > valley > [noun] > gorge or ravine cloughc1330 heugha1400 straitc1400 gillc1440 gulfa1533 gull1553 gap1555 coomb1578 gullet1600 nick1606 goyle1617 gully1637 nullah1656 ravine1687 barrancaa1691 kloof1731 ravin1746 water gap1756 gorge1769 arroyo1777 quebrada1787 rambla1789 flume1792 linn1799 cañada1814 gulch1832 cañon1834 canyon1837 khud1837 couloir1855 draw1864 box canyon1869 sitch1888 tangi1901 opena1903 1855 J. D. Forbes Tour Mt. Blanc ii. 21 It descended a narrow couloir from the Aiguilles Rouges. 1856 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters IV. 22 (note) ‘Couloir’ is a good untranslateable Savoyard word, for a place down which stones and water fall in storms; it is perhaps deserving of naturalization. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. vii. 47 Up this couloir we proposed to try the ascent. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1855
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