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kloof
[ kloof ]
noun
- (in South Africa) a deep glen; ravine.
kloof
/ ː /
noun
- a mountain pass or gorge in southern Africa
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Word History and Origins
Origin of kloof1
C18: from Afrikaans, from Middle Dutch clove a cleft; see cleave 1
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We moved up somewhat nearer to the footpath and spent the night at the foot of precipitous mountains in a beautiful kloof.
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beautiful views of kloof, valley, and mountain presented themselves everywhere!
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We off-saddled, and soon the mantle of night hid not only the grand views of mountain and kloof, but also the sad spectacle of panic and confusion.
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It flew just too high, fortunately, over the heads of the throng of burghers, and burst in the kloof behind them.
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The troops lying in garrison there immediately retreated to Lelyhoek, a beautifully cultivated rocky kloof near to the town.
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