"couloir" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /kulˈwɑɹ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-couloir.wav [Southern-England] Forms: couloirs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑɹ Etymology: Borrowed from French couloir (literally “corridor”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|couloir|lit=corridor}} French couloir (literally “corridor”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} couloir (plural couloirs)
  1. (climbing, skiing) A steep gorge along a mountainside. Categories (topical): Climbing, Skiing, Nature Translations (steep gorge along a mountainside): Couloir [masculine, neuter] (German), Rinne [feminine] (German), żleb [masculine] (Polish), уще́лье (uščélʹje) [neuter] (Russian), кулуа́р (kuluár) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-couloir-en-noun-E5ecd7rH Disambiguation of Nature: 99 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 83 17 Topics: climbing, hobbies, lifestyle, skiing, sports Disambiguation of 'steep gorge along a mountainside': 98 2
  2. (rare) A corridor or passage. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-couloir-en-noun-AGuTj1Qi

Noun [French]

IPA: /ku.lwaʁ/ Audio: Fr-couloir.ogg Forms: couloirs [plural]
Etymology: From couler + -oir. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|couler|-oir}} couler + -oir Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} couloir m (plural couloirs)
  1. corridor, hallway Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-couloir-fr-noun-GbfgaJwm Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -oir Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 45 24 32 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -oir: 35 34 31
  2. aisle (in an airliner) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-couloir-fr-noun-G3we2ciI Categories (other): French terms suffixed with -oir Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -oir: 35 34 31
  3. slipstream Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-couloir-fr-noun-iBwpThJ8 Categories (other): French terms suffixed with -oir Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -oir: 35 34 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bruit de couloir, couloir humanitaire

Inflected forms

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