Thesaurus results for WADI

wadi

noun

Definition of wadi

as in gully

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Recent Examples of wadi 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 The fresh air, the space while clambering over rocks in a wadi, or valley, and the austere style of the Bear Grylls camp appears for now to offer the opposite of that. — Jon Gambrell, Star Tribune, 9 Oct. 2020 Another of Bogaczewicz’s photographs captures a Saudi family having a picnic under a highway overpass, much as their bedouin ancestors might have stopped their caravansary by a desert wadi to have a meal. — Wired, 26 Nov. 2019 Laughter of couples crossing the lawn, sinking into the darkness of the wadi. — Amos Oz, Harper's magazine, 10 Apr. 2019

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Noun

Sarah’s partner Elijah, Karissa and I continued up into the mountains, scrambling over loose rocks to get closer to a gully carved into the side of a mountain towering behind the pools.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026
The dark form of the bear was rounding the ridges and gullies, appearing and disappearing among the brush in the direction of the head of the canyon.

— Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026

Definition of gully

Noun

Grassroots organizers also say the first wave of notices did not reach many residents who live on one side of the arroyo and were distributed only in English.

— Mack Baysinger Follow, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026
Her soon-to-be husband waited for her where the arroyo opened to the road.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026

Definition of arroyo

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But its owner, Hiro Yonekawa, packs way more into its two rooms, which are full of mostly vintage clothes like mint Burberry trenches (for around $300), graphic tees, men’s dress shirts and women’s tops, hats and handbags.

— New York Times, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Samsung credits a dual-layer structure called Flex Titanium for flattening the display and turning what was once a glaring trench into a subtle seam.

— Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 29 July 2026

Definition of trench

Noun

The bus, which was carrying passengers from Sétif to the Algerian capital, skidded in the locality of El Karma, about 50 kilometers (30 miles) from Algiers, before plunging into a deep ravine.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Both vehicles went into a nearby ravine and the tree line, a police report said.

— Emily Harter, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026

Definition of ravine

Noun

The outdoorsy traveler hiking the gorges in Crete or the trails in Andros should bring a pair of sturdy shoes, a hat for sun protection, and tons of SPF.

— Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 27 July 2026
The results highlight just how broad America's autumn appeal has become, stretching from classic New England escapes to Rocky Mountain landscapes and Pacific Northwest river gorges.

— Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of gorge

Noun

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

Definition of nullah

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