Definitions for couloir
couloir

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. couloirnoun

   A steep gorge along a mountainside.

2. Etymology: From couloir.

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1. Couloir

   A couloir (French: [ku.lwaʁ], "passage" or "corridor") is a narrow gully with a steep gradient in a mountainous terrain.

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1. Couloirnoun

   a deep gorge; a gully

2. Couloirnoun

   a dredging machine for excavating canals, etc

3. Etymology: [F., a strainer.]

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1. Couloir

   A couloir, is a narrow gully with a steep gradient in a mountainous terrain. A couloir may be a seam, scar, or fissure, or vertical crevasse in an otherwise solid mountain mass. Though often hemmed-in by sheer cliff walls, couloirs may also be less well-defined, often simply being a line of broken talus or scree ascending the mountainside and bordered by trees or other natural features. Couloirs are especially significant in winter months when they may be filled in with snow or ice, becoming much more noticeable than in warmer months when the majority of the snow and ice may recede. These physical features make the use of couloirs popular for both skiing and mountaineering. While in the United States such terrain features are uncommon on ski resorts, they are more common in Europe. Couloirs are frequently considered an off-piste trail and as such are not marked on ski piste maps. Some exceptions to this include the Grand Couloir in Courchevel, France which has historically variable classifications, but is now graded as a black run under French piste difficulty grading. The Massif du Mont Blanc has many well-known, celebrated, and frequently visited couloirs, Gervasutti Couloir, Breche Nonne Couloir, the Chevalier and Cosmiques couloirs are a few. Jackson Hole Mountain Resort has a couloir called Corbet's Couloir. Sugar Bowl Ski Resort in California has a run called Nancy's Couloir. Big Sky Resort in Montana has a run called "Big Couloir" at 50 degree pitch for over 1,000 feet of vertical is one of the most intense in-bounds trails in America. The lesser-known Little Couloir, located just to the side of Big Couloir, has an even steeper pitch between 55 and 60 degrees, with the entry being about 59 degrees. Another exception is the double black diamond run on Blackcomb Mountain in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada "Couloir Extreme", which is located inside the Whistler-Blackcomb resort boundaries and can be accessed via chairlift.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Couloir

   kool-wär, n. a gully filled with snow. [Fr.]

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1. Crioulo

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of couloir in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of couloir in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of couloir in a Sentence

1. Suraj Paudyal:

   It seems that a serac( a piece of glacial ice broke) and barreled down the couloir( a gully on a mountainside) from the top ridge of the mountain and the gust created the turbulence washing the climbers and staff from their tented camp at the base camp.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Couloir
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Couloir
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/couloir
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=couloir
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=couloir