A vocabulary of landscape — a landscape of words
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gorge
A narrow, deep, steep-walled valley — more precipitous than a canyon, with walls close enough that you can sometimes feel both sides from the bottom. Gorges are carved by rivers cutting through resistant rock, and the narrowness is the point: The water had the power to cut down but not the time to widen.
Etymology
Old French gorge, throat. The river’s throat — narrow and deep.