kloof

noun

ˈklüf How to pronounce kloof (audio)
Definition of kloofnext
South African
as in canyon
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

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  1. canyon
  2. ravine
  3. gorge
  4. valley
Noun
  • One of the coolest hikes within the park is Mosaic Canyon, which leads hikers into a narrow canyon with smooth, steep walls.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2024
  • To dig deeper into the park, consider trekking through The Narrows, a slot canyon where the walls of Zion Canyon rise 1,000 feet up while pinching to 30 feet wide at certain points.
    Graham Averill, Outside Online, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of canyon
Noun
  • It's described by the forest service as encompassing forested slopes, sandstone cliffs and narrow ravines.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2024
  • The Park Fire began July 24 at a park in Chico when a man pushed a burning car down a grassy ravine in 100-degree temperatures.
    Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of ravine
Noun
  • There’s no official trail through the narrow gorge, which can be found 12.7 miles south of Highway 24 on the paved Notom-Bullfrog Road, but the occasional cairn and obvious route through narrow, sandstone walls make this journey relatively straightforward to navigate.
    Graham Averill, Outside Online, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Montero says, while taking a breather from cleaning near a gorge that was filled with a crushing wall of water just days earlier.
    Teresa Medrano, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of gorge
Noun
  • Speaking of which: Large portions of the valley’s land area have been sinking at record rates as farmers pump huge amounts of groundwater to grow their crops, new research shows.
    Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Everything in the valley becomes muted; hibernation is the order of the day.
    Amiel Stanek, Bon Appétit, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of valley
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