desfiladero

m.

narrow mountain pass.

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desfiladero

► nombre masculino

1 defile, gorge, narrow pass

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SM defile, gorge

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masculino (barranco) ravine, narrow gorge; (puerto) narrow pass

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= gorge, ravine, defile.

Ex. This is the cradle of Shangri-la and one of the deepest river gorges on earth = Ésta es la cuna del Shangrilá y uno de los desfiladeros más profundos de la tierra.

Ex. Sampling for immature stages of mosquito was done weekly between May 1999 and January 2000 by straining them from the water in ravines and gutters.

Ex. His provisions, likewise, were nearly exhausted, while his pack animals were struggling along the defile in his rear exposed to the depredations of the French troops.

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masculino (barranco) ravine, narrow gorge; (puerto) narrow pass

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= gorge, ravine, defile.

Ex: This is the cradle of Shangri-la and one of the deepest river gorges on earth = Ésta es la cuna del Shangrilá y uno de los desfiladeros más profundos de la tierra.

Ex: Sampling for immature stages of mosquito was done weekly between May 1999 and January 2000 by straining them from the water in ravines and gutters.

Ex: His provisions, likewise, were nearly exhausted, while his pack animals were struggling along the defile in his rear exposed to the depredations of the French troops.

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desfiladero

masculine

(barranco) ravine, narrow gorge, defile; (puerto) narrow pass, defile

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desfiladero sustantivo masculino (barranco) ravine, narrow gorge;
(puerto) narrow pass
desfiladero m Geog narrow pass
'desfiladero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
garganta
English:
gorge
- pass

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desfiladero nm

gorge

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desfiladero

m ravine

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desfiladero nm

: narrow gorge, defile

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desfiladero n gorge