Definition of Couloir. Meaning of Couloir. Synonyms of Couloir

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Definition of Couloir

Couloir
Couloir Cou`loir" (k??`lw?r"), n. [F., a strainer.] 1. A deep gorge; a gully. 2. (Hydraul. Engin.) A dredging machine for excavating canals, etc.

Meaning of Couloir from wikipedia

- A couloir (French: [ku.lwaʁ], "p****age" or "corridor") is a narrow gully with a steep gradient in a mountainous terrain. A couloir may be a seam, scar...
- The Hornbein Couloir is a narrow and steep couloir high to the west on the north face of Mount Everest in Tibet, that extends from about 8,000 to 8,500 m...
- The Norton Couloir or Great Couloir is a steep gully high on the north face of Mount Everest in Tibet which lies east of the pyramidal peak and extends...
- Corbet's Couloir is an expert ski run located at the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in Teton Village, Wyoming. It is named after Jackson Hole ski instructor...
- Cristo Couloir, Quandary Peak, is a 2,575 feet (785 m) couloir located on Quandary Peak that stretches from just above the Blue Lakes Dam to the summit...
- author/climber noted, "a simple slip would mean death." Hornbein Couloir Norton Couloir Three Steps Three Pinnacles Kangshung face (East side) The Other...
- via the Norton Couloir. In 2002, he disappeared after making his second Everest summit, while attempting to snowboard the Hornbein Couloir; his body has...
- The Grand Couloir is a couloir on the Aiguille du Goûter. At 3,340 metres (10,960 ft) altitude this gully has to be traversed on foot, to reach the scramble...
- China. The Bottleneck is a narrow couloir, which is overhung by seracs from the ice field east of the summit. The couloir is located only 400 m (1,300 ft)...
- Germany, a similar concept of a Rettungsg****e [de] ("emergency lane", Couloir de sécurité) was already established in 1971, based on a proposal of Karl-Heinz...