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
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