gulch
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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

Other Geology Terms

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

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