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‖ nullah Anglo-Indian.|ˈnʌlə|
Also nala, nulla.
[Hindī nālā brook, rivulet, ravine.]
A river or stream; a watercourse, river-bed, ravine.
1776N. B. Halhed Code Gentoo Laws 52 When the water fails in all the Nullahs. 1793Hodges Trav. India 20 This road is crossed by several nullahs, some of which have ferry boats stationed at them. 1834Medwin Angler in Wales II. 16 A nullah, broader and swifter than usual, cut off my communication with the budgerow. 1859R. F. Burton Centr. Afr. in Jrnl. Geogr. Soc. XXIX. 206 Here and there are nullahs, with high stiff earthbanks for the passage of rain torrents. 1883F. M. Crawford Mr. Isaacs x, We had just crossed a nullah in the forest, full from the recent rains. 1920Blackw. Mag. Jan. 117/1 You feel him..open out again to his stride, or drop out into a sudden nala without a peck. 1933Discovery June 204/1 The nalas and river beds were parched, awaiting the flood. 1963T. Tullett Inside Interpol xiv. 184 After twenty minutes of careful tracking it led him to a nala (ditch) where he found the impression of the sole of a heavy boot. 1964R. Perry World of Tiger i. 10 The tigers he shot were living in nullahs close to villages. 1972I. Baker Grave Doubt vii. 90 Could it be because it was England and not some god-forsaken Afghan nullah?
attrib.1869E. A. Parkes Pract. Hygiene (ed. 3) 71 Marsh or nullah water full of vegetable debris. |