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couloir

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cou·loir  (kl-wär)
n.
A deep mountainside gorge or gully, especially in the Swiss Alps.
[French, from couler, to slide, to flow; see coulee.]
couloir [ˈkuːlwɑː (French) kulwar]
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a deep gully on a mountain side, esp in the French Alps
[from French: corridor, from couler to pour; see coulee]
Translations
couloir [ˈkuːlwɑː] n → canalone (di montagna) m inv
couloir [ˈkuːlwɑː] n → canalone (di montagna) m inv


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