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Definition of Kloof
1. n. A glen; a ravine closed at its upper end.
Definition of Kloof
1. Noun. (South Africa) A glen; a ravine ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Kloof
1. a ravine [n -S] - See also: ravine
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kloof
Literary usage of Kloof
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Travels in Southern Africa in the Years, 1803, 1804, 1805 and 1806 by Hinrich Lichtenstein, Anne Plumptre (1812)
"The great chain which lies behind this, and through which runs the Long-kloof,
is lost in the Bay of Content, or Kromme-river's bay, and with its two ..."
2. The Rebellion of 1815, Generally Known as Slachters Nek: A Complete by H. C. V. Leibbrandt (1902)
"That Johannes Bezuidenhout having in the meantime got on horseback, and armed
with a gun, proceeded gently towards a little kloof where the soldiers were ..."
3. The Student, and Intellectual Observer (1870)
"At all seasons of the year the kloof is a pleasant and attractive place to the
lover of nature, for it abounds in birds and flowers, but, ..."
4. A Sketch of Missions, Or, History of the Principal Attempts to Propagate by Miron Winslow (1819)
"... kloof—Hottentot experience—State of the Mission, So early as 1736, a mission
was commenced among the Hottentots by George Schmidt, a man of great ..."
5. Travels in the Interior of Southern Africa by William John Burchell (1822)
"FROM TULBAGH, THROUGH HEX-RIVER kloof, TO THE KARRO POORT. AT last, all being in
readiness, my little caravan began its departure from Tulbagh, ..."
6. Illustrated Official Handbook of the Cape and South Africa: A Résumé of the by John Noble (1896)
"The first of these works carried through was that over Cra- dock's kloof, which
was formerly a mere track over a rugged rocky ledge, with a steep precipice ..."
7. The Colony of Natal: An Official Illustrated Handbook and Railway Guide by Joseph Forsyth Ingram (1895)
"White fogs and cool bracing breezes prevail in this locality. The fruits of
Bellair and Malvern no longer thrive, while cereals and vegetables, such kloof, ..."
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