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gulch

(gʌltʃ)

Word forms: plural gulches

countable noun [oft in names]

A gulch is a long narrow valley with steep sides which has been made by a stream flowing through it.

[mainly US]

...California Gulch.

Synonyms: ravine, canyon, defile, gorge More Synonyms of gulch

gulch in British English

(ɡʌltʃ)

noun

US and Canadian

a narrow ravine cut by a fast stream

Word origin

C19: of obscure origin

gulch in American English

(gʌltʃ)

noun

a steep-walled valley cut by a swift stream; deep, narrow ravine

Word origin

prob. < dial., to swallow greedily < ME gulchen, of echoic orig.

Examples of 'gulch' in a sentence
gulch

The dictionary offered gorge, gully, gulch, canyon, chasm, rift, abyss... A low place in the floor, then.

(noun) in the sense of ravine

Definition

a narrow ravine with a stream running through it

(US, Canadian)

The hikers followed their guide down into the gulch.

Synonyms

ravine

The bus is said to have overturned and fallen into a ravine.

canyon

This trail leads down into the canyon.

defile

gorge

a steep path into Crete's Samaria Gorge

gully

I could hear the stream flowing at the bottom of the gully.

pass

The monastery is in a remote mountain pass.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of canyon

Definition

a deep narrow steep-sided valley

This trail leads down into the canyon.

Synonyms

gorge,

pass,

gulf,

valley,

clough (dialect),

gully,

ravine,

defile,

gulch (US, Canadian),

coulee (US)

in the sense of defile

Definition

a narrow pass or gorge

Synonyms

gorge,

pass,

passage,

way through,

gully,

ravine

in the sense of gorge

Definition

a deep narrow steep-sided valley

a steep path into Crete's Samaria Gorge

Synonyms

ravine,

canyon,

pass,

clough (dialect),

chasm,

cleft,

fissure,

defile,

gulch (US, Canadian)

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单词	gulch
释义	Trends of gulch View usage for: gulch (gʌltʃ) Word forms: plural gulches countable noun [oft in names] A gulch is a long narrow valley with steep sides which has been made by a stream flowing through it. [mainly US] ...California Gulch. Synonyms: ravine, canyon, defile, gorge More Synonyms of gulch gulch in British English (ɡʌltʃ) noun US and Canadian a narrow ravine cut by a fast stream Word origin C19: of obscure origin gulch in American English (gʌltʃ) US noun a steep-walled valley cut by a swift stream; deep, narrow ravine Word origin prob. < dial., to swallow greedily < ME gulchen, of echoic orig. Examples of 'gulch' in a sentence gulch The dictionary offered gorge, gully, gulch, canyon, chasm, rift, abyss... A low place in the floor, then. Ursula K. Le Guin THE BIRTHDAY OF THE WORLD (2002) (noun) in the sense of ravine Definition a narrow ravine with a stream running through it (US, Canadian) The hikers followed their guide down into the gulch. Synonyms ravine The bus is said to have overturned and fallen into a ravine. canyon This trail leads down into the canyon. defile gorge a steep path into Crete's Samaria Gorge gully I could hear the stream flowing at the bottom of the gully. pass The monastery is in a remote mountain pass. Additional synonyms in the sense of canyon Definition a deep narrow steep-sided valley This trail leads down into the canyon. Synonyms gorge, pass, gulf, valley, clough (dialect), gully, ravine, defile, gulch (US, Canadian), coulee (US) in the sense of defile Definition a narrow pass or gorge Synonyms gorge, pass, passage, way through, gully, ravine in the sense of gorge Definition a deep narrow steep-sided valley a steep path into Crete's Samaria Gorge Synonyms ravine, canyon, pass, clough (dialect), chasm, cleft, fissure, defile, gulch (US, Canadian) Nearby words of gulch guiltless guilty guise gulch gulf gull gullet Synonyms of 'gulch' gulch Explore 'gulch' in the dictionary
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