couloir

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French couloir (literally “corridor”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kulˈwɑɹ/ Rhymes: -ɑɹ === Noun === couloir (plural couloirs) (climbing, skiing) A steep gorge along a mountainside. 2002, American Alpine Club Safety Committee, Alpine Club of Canada Safety Committee, Accidents in North American Mountaineering, Issue 55, page 58, When they approached the couloir shortly before 0300, the snow was firm enough for them to use crampons. (rare) A corridor or passage. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === couloir on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Crioulo, crioulo == French == === Etymology === From couler +‎ -oir. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ku.lwaʁ/ === Noun === couloir m (plural couloirs) corridor, hallway aisle (in an airliner) slipstream ==== Derived terms ==== bruit de couloir couloir humanitaire ==== Descendants ==== → English: couloir → Romanian: culoar n → Russian: кулуа́ры m pl (kuluáry) → Turkish: kulvar → Ukrainian: кулуа́ри m pl (kuluáry) === Further reading === “couloir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012