B2nounnaturetravel
US/ɡɔːrdʒ/
UK/ɡɔːdʒ/
a deep, narrow valley with steep sides, usually with a river at the bottom
In context
The road to Ha Giang passes a deep gorge with the Nho Que River below.
We took a boat through the gorge and saw monkeys on the cliffs.
A narrow bridge crosses the gorge, and it moves when the wind blows.
Words that go with gorge
adjective + noun
- deep gorgeThe bus drove carefully along the edge of a deep gorge.
- narrow gorgeThe river rushes through a narrow gorge.
- steep gorgeGoats climbed easily up the sides of the steep gorge.
noun + noun
- river gorgeThe river gorge is popular with kayakers.
noun + preposition
- bottom of the gorgeThe car fell to the bottom of the gorge.