gulch
noun[C]
USuk/ɡʌltʃ/us/ɡʌltʃ/adeepnarrowvalleywithsteepsides,especiallyoneformedby fast-flowingwater:
At theheadof thetrail, hestoppedtopeerdown into the gulch.
Thestormcarvedout a gulch where thecreeknowflows.
Synonym
ravine
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- Theyplannedtolaywoodenbeamsover the gulch anddriveacross.
- Helaybleedingandunabletowalkat thebottomof a gulch.
- Heknowseverypeak,island, gulch,lake, andriverof thisregion.
- Severalspringsand gulchesprovidewaterfor theminingoperation.
Geography: valleys
- abyss
- arroyo
- canyon
- chasm
- cirque
- cwm
- dale
- defile
- dell
- glen
- gorge
- gully
- hanging valley
- inter-valley
- landform
- ravine
- rift valley
- vale
- valley
- wadi
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