nullah

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Recent Examples of nullah Until a few years ago, much of the city’s sewage was released untreated into the Ganges via public drains, or nullahs, which discharged along the same bank as the ghats, where people habitually bathe. Oliver Franklin-Wallis, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2023 The project involves the diversion of a nullah which is a lifeline for the area. Manish Chandra Mishra, Quartz, 10 June 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nullah
Noun
  • Adding a cultural twist to the week, Viktor Hovland was spotted exploring Chandni Chowk in a rickshaw (a three-wheeler vehicle used by the locals), Old Delhi’s historic marketplace known for its centuries-old architecture and gullies.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Instead, a new study suggests that the gullies are sculpted by slabs of dry ice that form during the Martian winter.
    Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Carve a trench next to a body of water and the liquid flows convincingly into the gap.
    Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Macy wears a trench, and beneath it, a sheer negligee.
    Charlie Markbreiter, Them., 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • New geophysical surveys and coring of the wadi would shed more light on the hydrological aspects of the area, while other surveys might reveal where the eastward tunnels of the pyramid lead.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 5 Aug. 2024
  • The building was built in a wadi.
    CBS News, CBS News, 14 Dec. 2022
Noun
  • In the Dominican Republic, 12 provinces are on red alert due to possible flooding of rivers, streams and ravines as well as flash floods and landslides.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
  • His aged dog disappears and is later found dead at the bottom of a ravine.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There are potsherds and petroglyphs all over, plus an old adobe cabin up in the arroyo.
    Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Officials said Sturluson, 23 – who was experiencing homelessness – was shot May 1 after asking the teen and Curtis to stop firing into a arroyo, or dry creek, that was close by.
    Sara Schilling, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2025
Noun
  • Clean gutters regularly so water flows away from your house and doesn’t back up into the soffits and under the roofline.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Leaves near decks, patios, walkways, or gutters should be removed to prevent staining and blockages.
    Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Unlike most of the relatively flat Dakota prairie, the Missouri breaks that make up much of Sutton Bay’s landscape create an assortment of coulees with cattail bottoms, perfect lairs to hide the shifty late-season pheasants.
    Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Atop that mesa, hidden in a sandstone coulee, our campfire burned a hole in the darkness.
    Outdoor Life, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2020
Noun
  • Towering canyon walls rise on either side of the river, while the cave itself is a small, shadowed recess in the rock.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Badlands, North Dakota North Dakota’s Badlands is known for its rugged landscape, including sweeping hills, prairie grasses, canyons and rock formations, as well as native wildlife.
    Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Nullah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nullah. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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