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单词 kloofs
释义

kloof

noun

ˈklüf How to pronounce kloof (audio)
South Africa
: a deep glen : ravine

Synonyms

  • canyon
  • cañon
  • col
  • couloir
  • defile
  • flume
  • gap
  • gill [British]
  • gorge
  • gulch
  • gulf
  • linn [chiefly Scottish]
  • notch
  • pass
  • ravine
  • saddle
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Example Sentences

halfway up its side, the couple sat in the cool shadows of the cliff overlooking the length of the kloof

Word History

Etymology

Afrikaans

First Known Use

1731, in the meaning defined above

kloofs

noun

plural of kloof, South African
as in canyons
a narrow opening between hillsides or mountains that can be used for passage halfway up its side, the couple sat in the cool shadows of the cliff overlooking the length of the kloof

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • canyons
  • ravines
  • gorges
  • valleys
  • gulches
  • saddles
  • gaps
  • cols
  • passes
  • couloirs
  • linns
  • defiles
  • glens
  • flumes
  • cañons
  • crevices
  • gills
  • abysses
  • cirques
  • notches
  • clefts
  • chasms
  • crevasses
  • trenches
  • combes
  • dales
  • fissures
  • gulfs
  • vales
  • gullies
  • basins
  • dells
  • coombes
  • gulleys
  • hollows
  • gutters
  • wadis
  • floodplains
  • coulees
  • cwms
  • arroyos
  • kettles
  • barrancas
  • coombs
  • nullahs
  • troughs
  • washes
  • barrancos
  • draws
  • shut-ins
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