gully (redirected from Gulley)

gul·ly ¹  (gl)

n. pl. gul·lies

A deep ditch or channel cut in the earth by running water after a prolonged downpour.

v. gul·lied, gul·ly·ing, gul·lies

v.tr.

To wear a deep ditch or channel in.

v.intr.

To form a deep ditch or channel.

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[Perhaps alteration of Middle English golet, throat, channel; see gullet.]

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gully or gulley

Noun

pl -lies or -leys

1. a channel or small valley originally worn away by running water

2. Cricket a fielding position on the off side, between the slips and point [French goulet neck of a bottle]

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gully  (gl)

A narrow, steep-sided channel formed in loose earth by running water. A gully is usually dry except after periods of heavy rainfall or after the melting of snow or ice.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

gully - deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour) arroyo - a stream or brook draw - a gully that is shallower than a ravine vale, valley - a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river wadi - gully or streambed in northern Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during rainy season

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gully

noun ravine, canyon, gorge, chasm, channel, fissure, defile, watercourse

Translations

gully [ˈgʌlɪ] n → barranco

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gully [ˈgʌlɪ] n → ravin m; ravine f; couloir m

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gully [ˈgʌlɪ] n → Schlucht f

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gully [ˈgʌlɪ] n → burrone m; gola; canale m