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单词 gulch
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gulch


gulch

G0309400 (gŭlch)n. A small ravine, especially one cut by a torrent.
[Perhaps from dialectal gulch, to gush, (of land) to sink in, from Middle English gulchen, to drink greedily, to spew.]

gulch

(ɡʌltʃ) n (Physical Geography) US and Canadian a narrow ravine cut by a fast stream[C19: of obscure origin]

gulch

(gʌltʃ)

n. a deep, narrow ravine, esp. one marking the course of a stream or torrent. [1825–35; compare British dial. gulch, gulsh to run with a full stream, gush, (of land) to sink in, Middle English gulchen to spew forth, gush; expressive word akin to gulp, gush, etc.]
Thesaurus
Noun1.gulch - a narrow gorge with a stream running through itgulch - a narrow gorge with a stream running through itflumegorge - a deep ravine (usually with a river running through it)
Translations
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gulch


dry-gulch (one)

To attack one, especially via an ambush. I didn't see the attackers coming at all—they totally dry-gulched me.

dry-gulch someone

to ambush someone. The outlaw dry-gulched the traveler and took everything he had. The posse planned to dry-gulch the outlaw by waiting outside his favorite saloon.

gulch


gulch

US and Canadian a narrow ravine cut by a fast stream

gulch

[gəlch] (geography) A gulley, sometimes occupied by a torrential stream.

gulch


Related to gulch: Deadwood Gulch
  • noun

Synonyms for gulch

noun a narrow gorge with a stream running through it

Synonyms

  • flume

Related Words

  • gorge
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