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nullah
[ nuhl-uh ]
noun
- an intermittent watercourse.
- a gully or ravine.
nullah
/ ˈ²ÔÊŒ±ôÉ‘Ë /
noun
- a stream or drain
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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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