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单词 linn
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linn

noun

ˈlin How to pronounce linn (audio)
1
chiefly Scotland : waterfall
2
chiefly Scotland : a steep ravine

Synonyms

  • canyon
  • cañon
  • col
  • couloir
  • defile
  • flume
  • gap
  • gill [British]
  • gorge
  • gulch
  • gulf
  • kloof [South African]
  • notch
  • pass
  • ravine
  • saddle
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Example Sentences

climb to the cairn above the loch, and from there you'll get a broad view of the linn

Word History

Etymology

Scottish Gaelic linne pool

First Known Use

1513, in the meaning defined at sense 1

linn

noun

chiefly Scottish
as in canyon
a narrow opening between hillsides or mountains that can be used for passage climb to the cairn above the loch, and from there you'll get a broad view of the linn

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • canyon
  • ravine
  • gorge
  • valley
  • col
  • gulch
  • saddle
  • pass
  • gap
  • gill
  • glen
  • cañon
  • dale
  • defile
  • couloir
  • abyss
  • kloof
  • flume
  • crevice
  • gulf
  • notch
  • combe
  • coombe
  • vale
  • chasm
  • cleft
  • dell
  • hollow
  • coomb
  • trench
  • fissure
  • cirque
  • barranca
  • crevasse
  • basin
  • coulee
  • arroyo
  • gutter
  • kettle
  • cwm
  • wadi
  • wash
  • gully
  • gulley
  • barranco
  • draw
  • trough
  • nullah
  • floodplain
  • shut-in
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