kloof
kloof/klo͞of/
noun
(in South Africa) a steep-sided, wooded ravine or valley.
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The meaning of KLOOF is a deep glen : ravine.
A dense cloud of dust is rolling down the kloof, and through it can be seen a forest of bristling horns, a sea of rolling eyes.
Noun edit · gap, split · ravine, gorge, glen. Etymology 2 edit.
A mountain pass or gorge in southern Africa.... Click for pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
a valley or ravine with steep sides covered with woods or trees. The missing hiker had fallen into a deep kloof and had been unable to climb out.
A deep, narrow valley; gorge. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
May 15, 2024 · fissure [noun] a long deep crack in something, especially in rock or earth. chasm [noun] a deep opening between high rocks etc. (Translation ...
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kloof is a borrowing from Dutch. Etymons: Dutch kloof. See etymology. Nearby entries.
Kloof /kluːf/ is a town that includes a smaller area called Everton, located approximately 26 km north-west of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
1. Obsolete except in place-names such as Bain's Kloof, Brickmaker's Kloof, Tamboerskloof: a narrow natural or man-made pass between mountains.
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