nullah

Definition of nullahnext

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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
  • The hole was 340 yards and had no bunkers, only a gully in front of the green.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 Apr. 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
Noun
  • Her body was found on the property, which Pennel sold last year, in January while a worker was digging a trench, ESPN reported.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
  • An off-white trench and leather loafers keep the palette polished.
    Christina Holevas, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • On the way to the wadi, visitors can detour to the ruins of the frankincense capital of Samharam or drive up Jebel Samhan for a view of the clouds and a Baobao forest.
    Anna Zacharias, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Jan. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • The reserve features high, broken cliffs and deep ravines on headlands overlooking the ocean.
    Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
  • When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
    KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Her soon-to-be husband waited for her where the arroyo opened to the road.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
  • At one still-damp arroyo, the cast-concrete components of a bridge had been tumbled 50 yards downstream from their foundation.
    Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The young mallards were spotted swimming at the bottom of a gutter, 3 feet below a street on the outskirts of Chester, England, on Wednesday, April 22.
    Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Preservationists, the town and the property owner appear to have been at a stalemate since 2018, and walls are now covered in invasive vines, windows are broken out, gutters are dangling and paint has peeled off windowsills.
    Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The institute likes spring fire testing at its site about halfway between Charlotte, North Carolina and Columbia, South Carolina, because while summer temperatures in the South can nearly match those in the fire-prone West, the swampy humidity in July is a bad approximation to a mountain canyon.
    ABC News, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Deep in the woods, a tree had fallen over a power line, blocking the road out of the canyon and effectively shutting off all of the electricity in the immediate area.
    Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The road to the potato patches — where the community grows most of its vegetables — crosses several large gulches that frequently spill tons of rock and soil onto the track, requiring regular maintenance.
    NPR, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Tucked into the coastal bluffs just off of Highway 1, Calla Lily Valley is a small gulch that explodes with vibrancy this time of year as hundreds of shoulder-high white flowers bloom in unison.
    Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Mar. 2026

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“Nullah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nullah. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.

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