gulch

gulch

noun \ˈgəlch\

Definition of GULCH

: a deep or precipitous cleft : ravine; especially : one occupied by a torrent

Examples of GULCH

1. <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

Synonyms: col, couloir, defile, flume, gap, gill [British], gorge, canyon, gulf, kloof [South African], linn [chiefly Scottish], notch, pass, ravine, saddle

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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Other Geology Terms

anthracite, boulder, cwm, erratic, igneous, intrusive, mesa, sedimentary, silt, swale

Rhymes with GULCH

cultch, mulch