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(Northern England, US) A narrow valley; a cleft in a hillside; a ravine, glen, or gorge. / A sluice used in returning water to a channel after depositing its sediment on the flooded land.

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clough

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Source Word

clough

IPA(Pronunciation)

/klʌf/

Noun

Northern-England US dialectal

(Northern England, US) A narrow valley; a cleft in a hillside; a ravine, glen, or gorge. / A sluice used in returning water to a channel after depositing its sediment on the flooded land.

Japanese Meaning

狭い谷、峡谷、渓谷 / 土砂を堆積させた後の水を水路に戻すための水門または堰

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We hiked down into the clough to reach the old stone bridge.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

私たちは古い石造りの橋に着くため、狭い谷を下ってハイキングした。

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(Northern England, US) A narrow valley; a cleft in a hillside; a ravine, glen, or gorge.

The day-sky glimmered on the dew[…]

And lurked in heath and braken clough

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A sluice used in returning water to a channel after depositing its sediment on the flooded land.

I have, accordingly, estimated the depth of drain at the lower end to be 1 foot 6 inches deeper than the fill of the clough, and given it a progressive rise to suit with 5 feet depth below the surface at its head.

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