arroyo
/əˈrɔɪəʊ
/noun (plural arroyos)
A steep-sided gully formed by the action of fast-flowing water in an arid or semi-arid region, found chiefly in the south-western US.Chaparral is found on north- and east-facing slopes on the side of the island facing the mainland and also in arroyos (dry gullies that carry water after a rain) on the Pacific slopes....
- The canyons, arroyos and hillsides here all drain down to create Las Virgenes Creek and Las Virgenes runs down to Malibu Creek.
- The canyons, arroyos, and rincons of the Southwest were the ancestral home of indigenous, prehistoric Pueblo peoples.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Spanish.
Rhymes
- sure enough
- sure-fire
- sure-footed
- sure-footedly
- sure-footedness
- sure-grip
- surely
- sureness
- sure of oneself
- sure-shot
- sure thing
- surety
- suretyship
- surexcitation
- surexcited
- surf
- surfable
- surface
- surface-active
- surface activity
- surface area
- surface blow
- surface blow-off
- surface boundary layer
- surface brightness