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gulch

 
Dictionary: gulch   (gŭlch) pronunciation
n.
A small ravine, especially one cut by a torrent.

[Perhaps from dialectal gulch, to gush, (of land) to sink in, from Middle English gulchen, to drink greedily, to spew.]


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WordNet: gulch
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a narrow gorge with a stream running through it
  Synonym: flume


Wikipedia: Gulch
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A dry gulch in the desert near Tamchy, Kyrgyzstan. The creek that may have run along the bottom of the gulch in the past has been diverted to a parallel aryk.

A gulch is a deep V-shaped valley formed by erosion. It may contain a small stream or dry creek bed and is usually larger in size than a gully. Occasionally, sudden intense rainfall may produce flash floods in the area of the gulch.

In parts of New York and New England, the word "gulf" is used for either gulch, gorge or small canyon.

In Canada, gulch is also used to refer to:

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Translations: Gulch
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kløft, tungt fald, fyldebøtte

Nederlands (Dutch)
ravijn

Français (French)
n. - (US) ravin

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schlucht, Klamm

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - χαράδρα, χαντάκι, ρεματιά

Italiano (Italian)
burrone

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ravina (f) (Geog.)

Русский (Russian)
глубокое ущелье

Español (Spanish)
n. - barranco, quebrada

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bergsklyfta

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
峡谷

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 峽谷

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 협곡

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 峡谷

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) واد عميق ضيق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮גיא, קניון, עמק צר‬


 
 

 

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