20
gorge(noun, break, cut, crack, opening)
17
ravine(noun, break, cut, crack, rest)
15
valley(noun, hollow, gorge, gulf, vale)
14
chasm(noun, break, cut, crack, rest)
12
gap(noun, break, cut, crack, rest)
11
gully(noun, break, cut, crack, rest)
11
fissure(noun, break, crack, opening, breach)
9
crevasse(noun, ravine)
8
defile(noun, break, cut, crack, rest)
8
gulch(noun, break, cut, crack, rest)
8
notch(noun, break, cut, flat, crack)
8
pass
7
cleft(noun, break, cut, crack, rest)
6
abyss
6
channel(noun, water, gorge, conduit, pathway)
6
glen(noun, gorge, gulf, valley, vale)
4
gill
4
arroyo(noun, break, cut, crack, rest)
4
coulee(noun, gorge, gulf, valley, vale)
4
cut(noun, break, crack, rest, division)
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