gorge A canyon (from ; archaic British English spelling: ''cañon''), or gorge, is a deep cleft between escarpments or cliffs resulting from weathering and the erosive activity of a river over geologic time scales. Rivers have a natural tendency to cu ...

or canyon is a deep cleft resulting from weathering and the erosive activity of rivers. Gorge may also refer to: *

Gorge (mythology) In Greek mythology, Gorge( grc, Γόργη, comes from the adjective ''gorgos,'' "terrible" or "horrible") may refer to: *Gorge, a Libyan princess as one of the Danaïdes, daughters of King Danaus. Her mother was either the hamadryads Atlanteia or ...

, a figure from Greek mythology *

Gorge FC Gorge FC is an amateur soccer team based out of Hood River, Oregon. They started playing in the National Premier Soccer League The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is an American men's soccer league. The NPSL is a semi-professional leag ...

, an American amateur soccer team *

Gorge Trio Gorge Trio is an American experimental rock band based in Oakland, California. It is composed of three-fourths of the critically acclaimed math rock band Colossamite, which disbanded in 1998, and is survived by three releases on Skin Graft Records. ...

, an American experimental rock band *

Gorge walking Canyoning (canyoneering in the United States, kloofing in South Africa) is a type of mountaineering that involves travelling in canyons using a variety of techniques that may include other outdoor activities such as walking, scrambling, climbi ...

or canyoning * Gorge (fishing hook) *

Gorge (fortification) A gorge in field fortification is the "unexposed side of a fieldwork", typically the rear of an independent fieldwork or detached outwork in front of the main fortress or defensive position. Outworks with open gorges Straith describes three com ...

, the interior or rear part of a fort

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