kloof

South African

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for kloof
Noun
  • But with gusts clocked at 59 mph, the fire quickly started pushing a shower of sparks across the canyon.
    Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Accustomed to flying in the gullies and canyons of Los Angeles County, the pilots understood what this meant.
    Thomas Fuller, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • California’s largest fire in 2024 started when a man pushed a burning car into a ravine near Chico.
    Virginia Iglesias, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Advertisement Hirschfield raped Gonsalves and dumped both of the teenagers’ bodies in a ravine about 30 miles east of Davis in Sacramento County, where they were found by police three days later.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The phenomenon results from rapid tidal currents squeezing between two gorges, making the water rush as quickly and dramatically as, well, a waterfall, only horizontally.
    Emily Matchar, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Jan. 2025
  • New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, West Virginia New River Gorge National Park packs an adventurous punch in its svelte 73,000 acres, protecting 53 miles of the class IV New River and the steep, rocky gorge around it.
    Graham Averill, Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Sandy and gravelly soils predominate on the valley floors, providing excellent drainage for the vines.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Winds could gust up to 70 mph in the mountains and 50 mph along the coast and in the valleys, the NWS says.
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Thesaurus Entries Near kloof

Cite this Entry

“Kloof.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kloof. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!