couloir
/kuːlˈwɑr/
noun
- A narrow, steep gully or gorge on a mountainside, often filled with snow or ice, used by climbers and skiers.
- Climbing that couloir requires experience with crampons and ice axes.
- The skiers carefully descended the icy couloir between the cliffs.
- Avalanche danger is high in the couloir after fresh snowfall.
- A corridor or passageway, especially in a building or train.
- The hotel couloir was lined with antique mirrors.
- The couloir connected the main hall to the library.
- She walked down the narrow couloir to her compartment on the train.