gulch
gulch
noun \ˈgəlch\Definition of GULCH
: a deep or precipitous cleft : ravine; especially : one occupied by a torrent
Examples of GULCH
- <the gulch floods in the spring with the runoff from the mountains, so wait until later in the summer to hike it>
Origin of GULCH
perhaps from English dialect gulch to gulp, from Middle English gulchen
First Known Use: 1832
Related to GULCH
Related Words: abyss, chasm, cirque, cleft, crevasse, crevice, cwm [chiefly British], fissure; combe (also coombe or coomb) [British], dale, dell, glen, hollow, shut-in, vale, valley; basin, floodplain, kettle; arroyo, barranca (also barranco), coulee, draw, gully (also gulley), gutter, nullah, trench, trough, wadi, wash [West]
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