kloof

noun

ˈklüf 

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

Examples of kloof in a Sentence

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