corridor

corridor
   1. Long, narrow chasm enlarged by action of water and into which surface runoff or stream may flow; may be located along a fault plane, fissure, joint or between two beds. Struga (Slavic) refers to such a corridor along a bedding plane in a carbonate formation [20].
   2. Relatively narrow passageway permitting travel between two larger areas.
   3. A fairly level and straight passage that links two or more rooms or chambers in a cave.
   4. Intersecting linear depressions on the surface of the land, related to joints or dikes [10].
   See also bogaz; struga; zanjón.
   Related to chasm; bogaz.
   Synonyms: (French.) gouffre absorbant; (German.) Karstgaße; (Greek.) apocheteftikos karstikos agogos; (Italian.) dolina allongata; (Russian.) coridor, hod; (Spanish.) callejón; (Turkish.) koridor; (Yugoslavian.) struga, bogaz.

A Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology with Special Reference to Environmental Karst Hydrology. . 2002.

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