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cluse.

A defile or narrow gorge, especially one that cuts transversely through the rock of an otherwise continuous ridge.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/kluz/
  1. A defile or narrow gorge, especially one that cuts transversely through the rock of an otherwise continuous ridge.

Where this word comes from

In many cases, italicized as a borrowing of French cluse. In Early Modern texts, possibly a continuation of Middle English cluse, Old English clūse (“narrow pass”).

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