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couloir

noun

kül-ˈwär

Definition of couloir

as in canyon

a narrow opening between hillsides or mountains that can be used for passage at one point the steep, ice-encrusted walls of the couloir are no more than 50 feet apart

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Recent Examples of couloir For expert skiers, Arapahoe Basin’s East Wall is an irresistible swath of terrain riven by steep chutes and couloirs, all of it requiring hiking to access. — John Meyer, Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2026 Be sure to tick off the Supreme Bowl— packed with tight, fast couloirs—when conditions permit. — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Feb. 2026 Each year, the fearless freeriders huck themself off the resort’s infamous couloir during the King’s and Queen’s of Corbet’s event (February 8-15, 2026). — Jen Murphy, Outside, 20 Dec. 2025 Her latest lines have looked the hardest, as a melting snowpack has revealed multiple rappels with sketchy-looking anchors in the middle of the couloirs that are sometimes fully skiable. — Jake Stern, Outside Online, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for couloir

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Noun

Standing on stilts near the top of the canyon, it is surrounded by brush and dirt on either side and is more than 200 feet from the nearest house north of Mulholland.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
The statue was modeled after a real burro that lived in the canyon in the early 20th century.

— Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of canyon

Noun

The helicopter then returned to the ravine and carried out the same technical maneuver to bring the second climber to safety.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
At the other side of the woods the land dips into a ravine, the great trees end and dense bushes clot the bank.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of ravine

Noun

Progress has been hampered by persistent rain and challenging terrain, as crews have to work in a narrow mountain gorge, hemmed in between unstable cliffs and a fast-flowing river.

— Reuters, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026
The mother and daughter are among 90 Americans missing after the devastating landslide and flood, which tore through steep mountain gorges near the Nepal-China border and surged downstream along a river, wiping out entire villages.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

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