English dictionary, thesaurus, translations & etymology
FreeDict.com

уще́лье — meaning in English

ushchelye

Russian → English · translate English → Russian instead

English meaning

  • gap noun An empty space or opening between two things, or a break in something continuous.
  • gorge noun A deep, narrow valley or ravine, usually with steep rocky walls and often a river running through it.
  • gulch noun A narrow, steep-sided ravine, often cut by flash floods, shallower than a canyon.

Senses

уще́лье is used for these senses in English:

  • couloir (climbing, skiing) A steep gorge along a mountainside.
  • gap A mountain or hill pass.
  • gorge (geography) A deep, narrow passage with steep, rocky sides, particularly one with a stream running through it; a ravine.
  • gulch A ravine-like or deep V-shaped valley, often eroded by flash floods; shallower than a canyon and deeper than a gully.

gap — full definition

  1. noun An empty space or opening between two things, or a break in something continuous.
  2. noun A difference or shortfall between two things, especially an unfair or worrying one.
  3. verb To leave open or unfilled, creating a gap; also, to stare open-mouthed.

gorge — full definition

  1. noun A deep, narrow valley or ravine, usually with steep rocky walls and often a river running through it.
  2. noun The throat or gullet.
  3. verb To eat greedily and to excess.

Related Russian words