Thesaurus results for GULLIES

gullies

noun

variants also gulleys

plural of gully

as in trenches

a long, narrow cut or low area in the ground that water moves through when it rains

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Recent Examples of gullies The Johri at Lal Haveli A 155-year-old heritage haveli (mansion) that was transformed into a boutique hotel in 2020, The Johri sits deep within the cacophonous gullies (narrow lanes) of Jaipur’s jewelry market. — Shalbha Sarda, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2026 What appears from a distance to be a featureless meadow is cut with gullies and fissures deep enough to funnel a deer out of danger. — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 9 Nov. 2026 There were large puddles of waste around the camp and in the gullies between tents. — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 Reaching Gary Grabowske’s land requires grinding along rocky mountain trails and through gullies carved by flash floods. — Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 Scott Gordon, chief of water enforcement for EPA’s regional office at the time, toured the site in 2000 and said he was shocked by how the industrial water found its path into the river, sometimes through gullies cut by the flow. — Dylan Jackson, ABC News, 6 May 2026 Authorities say the mountain sees about a dozen rescues and one fatality per year, with slip-and-falls in steep gullies being a common danger. — Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 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 Lazar says strong winds blew this new snow into gullies and depressions, depositing it onto older layers of snow. — Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 13 Jan. 2026

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Noun

In August 2025, utility workers digging trenches for a natural gas project in Lima, Peru, uncovered two 1,000-year-old tombs in a single day.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2026
Long Waterloo Heritage Trench Coat Taking its cue from the original Burberry trenches, the Waterloo coat is cut to a more generous, classic fit with soft, rounded shoulders.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of trenches

Noun

This 150-acre Clayton County preserve sits near shopping centers and busy roads, but its trails wind through woodlands, ravines and ponds that feel worlds away from metro Atlanta.

— Nicole Bennett, AJC.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Torreya State Park Set on high bluffs above the Apalachicola River, this 13,000-acre preserve unfolds in steep ravines, hardwood forest, and surprising seasonal color, more Southern Appalachia than subtropical coast.

— Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of ravines

Noun

Its sparsely populated landscape of desert, mountains and river canyons has historically recorded fewer migrant apprehensions than other parts of the southern border.

— Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2026
The visitor favorite, the Canyon Loop Trail, is an accessible, easy-to-moderate, two-and-a-half-mile walk that loops around its nine canyons.

— Judith Garrison, AJC.com, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of canyons

Noun

The government also estimates nearly 200,000 deaths could result from a megaquake from two troughs off Japan’s northern coasts.

— Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
And there are six possible ways for two crests and two troughs to meet, causing the waves to completely cancel out and produce a flat surface (destructive interference).

— Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of troughs

Noun

Despite his injury, the adult male managed to navigate rugged mountain terrain and deep gorges before a trail camera captured evidence of his arrival in Georgia.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2026
For years, a leopard roamed the high mountain ridges and deep gorges in the sparsely populated region of southern Armenia.

— Eric Niiler, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of gorges

Noun

With a base station that empties the vacuum's dustbin and washes and dries the mop, the Dyson Spot+Scrub Ai requires very little hands-on maintenance.

— Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2026
Runways at Gucci, Proenza Schouler, and Valentino sealed the deal with a palette that ranged from deep denim smoky eyes to soft washes of baby blue.

— Loren Savini, Allure, 6 Nov. 2026

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