cluse

noun

ˈklüz

plural -s

: a narrow gorge cutting transversely through an otherwise continuous ridge

Word History

Etymology

French, from Middle French (dialect), from Medieval Latin clusa, from Latin, feminine of clusus, clausus, past participle of claudere to close

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