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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wadi

Noun

Four rescuers used anchors and rope systems to reach Martin, secure him and guide him away from the steep gully.

— Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Hazlewood also captured Taijul Islam, taken at gully by Green for 17.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 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

Noun

Firefighters hacked through wood, slate and concrete trench lines, a process the Reserve Organization of America says likely generated silica-containing dust.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
The front office also re-signed key interior trench pieces, keeping offensive guard Sam Cosmi locked up alongside defensive tackle Daron Payne, while adding offensive line depth with veteran additions to protect Daniels.

— David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of trench

Noun

Standing on stilts near the top of the canyon, it is surrounded by brush and dirt on either side and is more than 200 feet from the nearest house north of Mulholland.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
The statue was modeled after a real burro that lived in the canyon in the early 20th century.

— Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of canyon

Noun

Many more were imperiled by muddy water racing through the narrow ravines, sparking frantic rescue missions for dozens.

— Holly Yan, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026
The helicopter then returned to the ravine and carried out the same technical maneuver to bring the second climber to safety.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of ravine

Noun

Progress has been hampered by persistent rain and challenging terrain, as crews have to work in a narrow mountain gorge, hemmed in between unstable cliffs and a fast-flowing river.

— Reuters, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026
The mother and daughter are among 90 Americans missing after the devastating landslide and flood, which tore through steep mountain gorges near the Nepal-China border and surged downstream along a river, wiping out entire villages.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of gorge

Noun

At a village not far from the nullah where the tigers were, a crew of about 100 beaters was rounded up.

— Leslie E. Tassell, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026
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

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