Etymology

couloir

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Today it means: A steep gorge along a mountainside. Full definition →

French couloir
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  1. French · borrowed fromcouloir
  2. English todaycouloir

Borrowed from French couloir (literally “corridor”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.