˜yÐÄvlog

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nullah

[ nuhl-uh ]

noun

  1. an intermittent watercourse.
  2. a gully or ravine.


nullah

/ ˈ²ÔÊŒ±ôÉ‘Ë /

noun

  1. a stream or drain
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of nullah1

First recorded in 1770–80, nullah is from the Hindi word ²ÔÄå±ôÄå brook, ravine
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of nullah1

C18: from Hindi ²ÔÄå±ôÄå
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Example Sentences

The way was across an undulating plain, with many deep nullahs covered with trees, and so dark that we could not see our horses’ ears.

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It was a pleasant green nullah covered with rhododendrons and juniper, but presented nothing that one may expect of an important valley.

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Villiers, boylike, tried to ride his pony up the steep bank of a nullah.

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They were all armed with spear, and nullah, and boomerang.

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Had we known this at the time we could have divided our forces, gone along both banks and probably got the bears as they scrambled up out of the nullah.

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