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单词 linns
释义

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

linns

noun

plural of linn, chiefly Scottish
as in ravines
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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  • ravines
  • canyons
  • gorges
  • valleys
  • gulches
  • gaps
  • passes
  • saddles
  • cols
  • kloofs
  • flumes
  • glens
  • gills
  • dales
  • defiles
  • notches
  • cañons
  • couloirs
  • combes
  • crevices
  • abysses
  • fissures
  • vales
  • barrancas
  • cirques
  • coombes
  • dells
  • trenches
  • chasms
  • gulfs
  • basins
  • clefts
  • hollows
  • crevasses
  • gutters
  • coombs
  • arroyos
  • kettles
  • coulees
  • gullies
  • barrancos
  • gulleys
  • washes
  • wadis
  • cwms
  • nullahs
  • troughs
  • floodplains
  • draws
  • shut-ins
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