(Bauwesen) Kehlung, rinnenartige Profilierung an Gesimsen u. ä.
1. (Gula) bei Wirbeltieren (einschließl. Mensch) der vordere, obere Teil des Halses unter dem Kinn (Gurgel).
2. In der Baukunst ausgerundete Schnittkante zweier zusammenstoßender Flächen (z.B. Wand und Decke).
ETYM French gorge, Late Lat. gorgia, throat, narrow pass, and gorga abyss, whirlpool, prob. from Latin gurgea whirlpool, gulf, abyss; cf. Skr. gargara whirlpool, gra to devour. Related to Gorget.
Narrow steep-sided valley (or canyon) that may or may not have a river at the bottom. A gorge may be formed as a waterfall retreats upstream, eroding away the rock at the base of a river valley; or it may be caused by rejuvenation, when a river begins to cut downward into its channel once again (for example, in response to a fall in sea level). Gorges are common in limestone country, where they may be formed by the collapse of the roofs of underground caverns.
A deep ravine (usually with a river running through it).
(Anatomie) Der nach vorn gelegene Teil des Halses mit dem Kehlkopf.