Meaning & use
Couloir
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A steep, narrow gully or gorge on the side of a mountain, often filled with snow or ice, used as a route by climbers and skiers.
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The climbers ascended a narrow couloir to reach the summit ridge before noon.
Backcountry skiers scouted the couloir for avalanche risk before dropping in.
A note on using this word
Borrowed from French, where 'couloir' literally means 'corridor' or 'passage.'
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