Wednesday Word: Couloir

Aug. 14th, 2024 07:11 am
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Couloir - noun.

Meaning "passage" or "corridor" in French, a couloir is a steep gully found on sides of mountains.


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Date: 2024-08-14 02:47 pm (UTC)
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So that's what they're called. Thank you!

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Date: 2024-08-14 06:07 pm (UTC)
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LOL you're welcome! It always surprises me how many names there are for landforms. How do you know when it's a couloir or a gully? :-D

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Date: 2024-08-14 08:55 pm (UTC)
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You can have gullies on the valley floor, at least in a desert.

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Date: 2024-08-14 08:13 pm (UTC)
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🎶“Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in thee…”🎵

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Date: 2024-08-14 08:51 pm (UTC)
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I imagine the a couloir is where the other Rock of Ages would be still rollin', keep a-rollin' :-D

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Date: 2024-08-25 09:48 pm (UTC)
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What a cool word :) Thanks!
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