GORGE


Meaning of GORGE in English

I. noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADJECTIVE

deep

But it was the same deep gorge - and it was on the other side of the lake!

The falls were in a deep gorge .

We're worried, so fear makes it a deep gorge .

The cemeteries are laid out on sandy, wind-swept terraces high above the deep gorge .

He was sitting on a bench near the top of the hill, overlooking the throw-yourself-off bridge and the deep deep gorge .

Limestone reappears and is much in evidence when Hellgill Bridge is reached, this centuries-old structure spanning a deep gorge .

narrow

Not far away a turgid and fast moving river rushed southward in narrow gorges .

The late-afternoon sunlight ricocheted and reflected off the sandstone, illuminating the narrow gorge with a cool radiance.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

He built four massive towers, two on each side of the gorge , to support four cables.

I saw a creek at one point, visible at the bottom of a gorge .

It is well worth visiting just as a tourist or to do the five-hour walk along the bottom of the gorge .

The wind blowing down the gorge was causing the boat to swing back and forth like a pendulum.

There was the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, an almost sheer thousand-foot gorge with several sites for high dams.

Town and canton rose in importance after the early thirteenth century when the bridging of the Schollenen gorge opened up the Cotthard.

II. verb

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

He knew he would gorge himself on curry and dal and then want to sleep.

In the months to come, Mr Clinton will undoubtedly go on gorging.

Just because we appear to be gorging ourselves on war coverage doesn't mean to say that we swallow it whole.

Moms warn daughters of what comes of gorging on chips or chocolate.

We enjoyed good wines at 75p a litre and gorging on fresh sardines and salads bought in the local market.

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