Bergschlucht

mountain gorge

noun BERK-shloukht Rare

Also means

ravine

Usage Note

Bergschlucht denotes a narrow, steep-sided gorge cut into mountain terrain. It is vivid in descriptive and travel writing; gorge hikes (Schluchtensteig) in the Schwarzwald pass through famous Bergschluchten.

Examples

"Das Wasser stürzte tosend durch die enge Bergschlucht."

Natural Translation

The water crashed roaring through the narrow mountain gorge.

Literal Translation

The water fell roaring through the narrow mountain-gorge.

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