Cleft
Cleft noun - An irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure.
Couloir
Couloir noun - A narrow opening between hillsides or mountains that can be used for passage.
Usage example: at one point the steep, ice-encrusted walls of the couloir are no more than 50 feet apart
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Couloir and Cleft. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cleft/couloir
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Couloir or Cleft. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cleft/couloir.
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