plural gullies
dialectal British
: a large knife
variants
or less commonly gulley
plural gullies
1
: a trench which was originally worn in the earth by running water and through which water often runs after rains
2
: a small valley or gulch
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Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 16 July 2025
Similar Reads Climbers hoping to ascend Lindsey target the peak from the northwest, either via a gully leading up the north face, or by scrambling along the crest of the northwest ridge.
—Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 9 June 2025
Her seawall drops about 7 feet into a mucky gully where freshwater once flowed from a manmade reservoir known as Wixom Lake.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 22 Sep. 2024
The climbers were descending a steep gully in the northern section of Early Winter Spire, a pair of rock formations in the Cascades some 150 miles east of Seattle, the Okanogan County Sheriff's Office said in a statement.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 13 May 2025
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Noun
The experienced hiker had fallen nearly 100 feet into a gully just two miles into the nearly 140-mile trek.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 16 July 2025
Similar Reads Climbers hoping to ascend Lindsey target the peak from the northwest, either via a gully leading up the north face, or by scrambling along the crest of the northwest ridge.
—Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 9 June 2025
Her seawall drops about 7 feet into a mucky gully where freshwater once flowed from a manmade reservoir known as Wixom Lake.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 22 Sep. 2024
The climbers were descending a steep gully in the northern section of Early Winter Spire, a pair of rock formations in the Cascades some 150 miles east of Seattle, the Okanogan County Sheriff's Office said in a statement.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 13 May 2025
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“Gully.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gully. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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