gulch

Examples

• All

• In July, Clara and Andy got horses and went up the gulches to the Bodas, the Covingtons, and the Markhams.

  Fiction book (1993)

• The stream streaking down our gulch is that offshoot, the South Fork of Sixteenmile Creek.

  Fiction book (1993)

• But we did get a report within the gulch that the vehicle was seen here.

  Johnny Z (2023)

• Occasionally, one got sick or got himself stuck in a gulch somewhere.

  Fiction book (1998)

• Old Trigger took off straight into the gulch.

  Nope (2022)

• Through the yard, down the gulch, and over the dry riverbed was the little house where the Angel lived.

  Fiction book (1994)

• If he followed the gulch upslope, he'd eventually come to his house.

  Fiction book (1997)

• Only the Rubano cabin on the other side of the gulch had been spared.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Yellow shaley rock cliffed out wherever the gulch broke at a bend.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Today's grazing territory is from the gulch on up the flank of Hatfield Mountain toward the timberline, then down again.

  Fiction book (1993)

Synonyms

R

ravine

vsgulch

46 5.8

A deep narrow valley with steep sides made by a river

is equally steep but often implies a smaller more narrow channel

G

gorge

vsgulch

32 5.3

A deep narrow valley with steep rocky sides, often with a river

is smaller and narrower more confined and usually has a stream

C

channel

vsgulch

2 4.4

A long narrow groove made by water or tools

is more widely used for small watercourses and steep-sided stream beds

D

defile

vsgulch

• Specialized

1 9.6

A narrow passage between mountains that is often steep

is the same type but used for narrow mountain passes rather than wider valleys

F

flume

vsgulch

1 9.5

A deep narrow valley with steep sides and a stream running through it

is a similar feature but tends to be smaller and less deep

N

nullah

vsgulch

• Indian

9.9

A steep narrow valley that is usually dry but fills with water in heavy rain

is similar but normally keeps a constant small stream rather than staying dry

C

chine

vsgulch

• UK

9.6

A steep narrow valley or gully that leads down to the sea

is similar but typically inland and not limited to coastlines

How Narrow

gully

27 4.7

gulch

• US

9 9.5

gorge

32 5.3

glen

8 7.9

valley

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology