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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[Perhaps from dialectal gulch, to gush, (of land) to sink in, from Middle English gulchen, to drink greedily, to spew.]
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a narrow gorge with a stream running through it
Synonym: flume
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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 |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - kløft, tungt fald, fyldebøtte
Français (French)
n. - (US) ravin
Deutsch (German)
n. - Schlucht, Klamm
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - χαράδρα, χαντάκι, ρεματιά
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
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) واد عميق ضيق
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - גיא, קניון, עמק צר
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