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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Frederick Dreier, Outside, 10 Mar. 2026
Her mother, Marlene LaMar, who had helped organize hundreds of volunteers for years to search through fields and gullies after Sierra vanished in 2012, said Saturday she was too devastated to speak about the ruling.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2026
The rupture occurred near where the tunnel connects to the 15-foot-diameter penstock, sending a gully of water down both sides of the 1-mile pipeline leading to the powerhouse.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 20 Feb. 2026
On the other side of a shallow gully shrouded by large trees was a clearing several football fields in size, like a meadow.
—Scott Eden, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
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Noun
According to the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office, the two climbers, aged 19 and 20, called for help the previous evening after one of them lost his footing and plunged 700 vertical feet down Avalanche Gulch, the major gully on Mount Shasta’s southern flank.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 10 Mar. 2026
Her mother, Marlene LaMar, who had helped organize hundreds of volunteers for years to search through fields and gullies after Sierra vanished in 2012, said Saturday she was too devastated to speak about the ruling.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2026
The rupture occurred near where the tunnel connects to the 15-foot-diameter penstock, sending a gully of water down both sides of the 1-mile pipeline leading to the powerhouse.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 20 Feb. 2026
On the other side of a shallow gully shrouded by large trees was a clearing several football fields in size, like a meadow.
—Scott Eden, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
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“Gully.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gully. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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