narrow gorge
21gorge — [14] Gorge originally meant ‘throat’; the metaphorical extension to ‘rocky ravine’ did not really take place until the mid 18th century (the semantic connection was presumably ‘narrow opening between which things pass’). The word was borrowed… …
22gorge — 1. noun /ɡɔːdʒ/ a) A deep narrow passage with steep rocky sides; a ravine. b) The throat or gullet. 2 …
23gorge — tarpukalnė statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Vieta tarp kalnų. atitikmenys: angl. combe; gorge; narrow vok. Bergschlucht, f; Engpasses, m; Gebirgspasses, m rus. межгорье, n; ущелье, n …
24gorge — a) A narrow, deep valley with nearly vertical, rocky walls, smaller than a canyon, and more steep sided than a ravine; especially a restricted, steep walled part of a canyon. b) A narrow defile or passage between hills or mountains. GG …
25gorge — gÉ”rdÊ’ /gÉ”ËdÊ’ n. deep narrow passage through land; narrow canyon; throat; act of gorging oneself v. eat piggishly, stuff oneself with food, eat gluttonously …
26narrow — tarpukalnė statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Vieta tarp kalnų. atitikmenys: angl. combe; gorge; narrow vok. Bergschlucht, f; Engpasses, m; Gebirgspasses, m rus. межгорье, n; ущелье, n …
27gorge — deep, narrow, steep (often vertical) sided valley which usually has a river occupying its entire floor …
28gorge — A narrow passage or canyon in a mountain system [16]. See also canyon …
29gorge — I. n. 1. Ravine, defile, notch, deep and narrow pass. 2. Throat, gullet, oesephagus. 3. Stomach. II. v. a. 1. Swallow, devour, eat heartily, bolt. 2. Glut, satiate, cram, stuff, fill full, fill to repletion. III …
30gorge — /gɔdʒ / (say gawj) noun 1. a narrow cleft with steep, rocky walls, especially one through which a stream runs. 2. a gorging or gluttonous meal. 3. that which is swallowed; contents of the stomach. 4. a choking mass. 5. Fortifications the rear… …
