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Pronunciation / Transliteration: khadd
"बारिश के पानी ने पहाड़ी में एक गहरा खड्ड बना दिया।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A water-worn ravine, trench, or small valley, often formed by the action of running water on soil or rock.
"Heavy rainfall carved deep gullies into the unprotected hillside."
- 1
To form or wear down gullies by running water.
"The rushing stormwaters began to gully the newly plowed field."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French word 'goulet', meaning the neck of a bottle or a narrow passage, which comes from 'goule' (throat). It entered the English language in the late 16th century, initially referring to a narrow channel or ravine, and later expanded to describe land forms carved by running water.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Gully" is said worldwide
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ravine
Transliteration: ravin
Script: ravin
"L'eau de pluie a creusé un ravin dans la pente."
Rinne
Transliteration: Rinne
"Das Wasser hat tiefe Rinnen in den Boden gegraben."
gola
Transliteration: gola
"Il torrente ha scavato una gola profonda."
barranco
Transliteration: barranco
"La tormenta formó un barranco en el camino."
ravina
Transliteration: ravina
"A enxurrada abriu uma ravina no terreno."
खड्ड
Transliteration: khadd
"बारिश के पानी ने पहाड़ी में एक गहरा खड्ड बना दिया।"
冲沟
Transliteration: chōnggōu
"暴雨在山坡上冲刷出许多深沟。"
협곡
Transliteration: hyeopgok
"폭우가 언덕에 깊은 도랑을 파놓았다."
溝
Transliteration: mizo
"豪雨によって斜面に深い溝ができた。"
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