gully
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4.7
- noun
- /ˈɡʌli/
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barranco
- The Indians reined in near a narrow gully where wildflowers grew in profusion.
- gully erosion
- deep gullies
Examples
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Way out there, there's a big grove of trees, and there's this gully.
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Three thousand truckloads of earth were required to fill the gully and create a level playing field.
Academic text (2006) -
Not the best place to camp, bottom of a gully.
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Along here is the gully.
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There are so many gullies on either side of the road.
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I walked him down into a little gully and kept his back to the people so they wouldn't see him.
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There, on the hill's north slope, he found a natural gully shaped into a ditch by human tools.
Academic text (2007) -
Rain chewed fresh gullies in the ridge road, turning the hard clay dirt to a yellow paste.
Fiction book (1990) -
Wind whispered down the dry gullies, throwing a blinding cloud of dust into Jan's eyes.
Fiction book (1995) -
After the heavy rain, a deep gully appeared along the hiking trail, making it difficult to cross.
Synonyms
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3.8
A deep narrow waterway that ships can use
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5.8
A deep narrow valley with steep sides made by a river
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9.5
A narrow valley with steep sides and a small stream
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7.9
A shallow valley or gully where water may flow
How Deep
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gully comes from an old word for 'throat' (Latin gula) and is related to gullet, which means throat. So a gully is like a 'throat' cut into the land where water runs and forms a deep channel.