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arroyo

 
(ə-roi'ō) pronunciation
n., pl., -os.
  1. A deep gully cut by an intermittent stream; a dry gulch.
  2. A brook; a creek.

[Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *arrugius, gold mine, underground passage, variant of Latin arrugia, a galleried mine.]


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A gully which is rectangular, rather than V-shaped, in cross-section, usually with a sandy floor. Arroyos occur in fine-grained cohesive sediments in arid environments, and result from the entrenchment of stream channels caused when run-off increases, either through climatic or land use changes. Arroyos are common in the south-western United States.


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The dry bed of a seasonal stream.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - bæk, vandløb

Nederlands (Dutch)
beek, ravijn

Français (French)
n. - ruisseau

Deutsch (German)
n. - Wasserlauf

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (γεωγρ.) ξεροπόταμος

Italiano (Italian)
ruscello, burrone

Português (Portuguese)
n. - arroio (m) (Geog.), riacho (m) (Geog.)

Русский (Russian)
ручей, сухое русло ручья

Español (Spanish)
n. - cauce seco de un río

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - å, ravin, strömfåra

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
峡谷, 枯干的河道, 小河

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 峽谷, 枯乾的河道, 小河

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 계곡, 개울

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - アロヨ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) غدير, نهر صغير, قناه صغيره‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ואדי, נחל אכזב, פלג‬


 
 
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