couloir
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of couloir
1850–55; < French: literally, colander < Late Latin cōlātōrium strainer, equivalent to Latin cōlā ( re ) to strain, filter + -tōrium -tory 2; see coulee
Example Sentences
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After about 1,500 vertical feet, the couloir narrowed and made a sharp bend.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2023
Lewicky’s benchmark for great adventures dates to 2008 when, on a hike through the San Gabriels, he spotted an unfamiliar couloir — a steep chute bordered by rock on either side — in the distance.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2023
Difficult mountaineering routes like the northeast couloir are more commonly tackled in spring when the weather is more favorable for clear, sunny conditions and avalanche risk has largely subsided for the season.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2023
Two-thirds of the way up the couloir, the route forks.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2023
Though its base was a good mile distant across the snow-smoothed surface of the ice, she could discern every crevice and ledge and steep couloir.
From The Silent Barrier by Tracy, Louis
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