Definitions for couloirs

couloirs cou·loir

Spelling: [kool-wahr; French koo-lwar
IPA: /kulˈwɑr; French kuˈlwar/

Couloirs is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 194 anagrams from letters in couloirs (ciloorsu).

Definitions for couloirs

noun

  1. a steep gorge or gully on the side of a mountain, especially in the Alps.

Origin of couloirs

1850-55; French: literally, colander Late Latin cōlātōrium strainer, equivalent to Latin cōlā(re) to strain, filter + -tōrium -tory2; see Examples for couloirs

Soon after this we quitted our ridge and dropped into a couloir to the left of it.

Their tracks were visible on the snow at the top of the couloir.

We resolved, then, to risk the short stretch across the couloir.

We climbed down into the couloir: the ice was furrowed by avalanches.

Bruce and the Gurkhas were below the rib, and could only see up the couloir.

In a quarter of an hour we were on the other side of the couloir.

We reached the rocks to the right of the couloir and climbed them for some distance.

Just below him lay the longest ice-slope, or couloir, he had hitherto encountered.

The party had gained a considerable height on the mountain when it became necessary to cross a couloir or gully filled with snow.

A few minutes more, and he stood at the foot of the couloir.

Word Value for couloirs
Scrable

9

Words with friends

12

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