Gorge and River

Gorge

Gorge noun - A narrow opening between hillsides or mountains that can be used for passage.

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River and gorge are semantically related. In some cases you can use "River" instead a noun "Gorge".

Nearby Words: gorgeous, gorged, gorgeously, gorging, gorget

River noun - A large natural stream of water (larger than a creek).

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Gorge and river are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gorge" instead a noun "River".

Nearby Words: rive, riverside, riverine

deep	deep gorge	deep river
entire	entire gorge	entire river
massive	massive gorge	massive river
large	large gorge	large river
Other adjectives: huge, narrow, deadly.

Soft Water: A bunch of the Dogs fall into a gorge, but apparently all survive because they all managed to fall in the river.

Source: Western Animation / Up
Salzburg in Austria features a lot such areas, seeing how the town is built into what is essentially a gorge around a river.

Source: Ghibli Hills
It's also implied that the river at the bottom of the gorge where his temple is located is infested with them.

Source: Video Game / Discworld

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