ghat

also ghaut (gôt, gät)

A broad flight of steps leading down to the bank of a river in India, used especially by bathers.

[Hindi ghāt, from Sanskrit ghaṭṭaḥ, probably of Dravidian origin; akin to Telugu kaṭṭu, gaṭṭu, dam, embankment.]

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ghat

(ɡɔːt)

(in India) n

1. stairs or a passage leading down to a river

2. (Physical Geography) a mountain pass or mountain range

3. (Hinduism) a place of cremation

[C17: from Hindi ghāt, from Sanskrit ghatta]

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ghat

(gɔt, gɒt)

n. (in India)

a wide set of steps descending to a river, esp. a river used for bathing.

[1595–1605; < Hindi]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

ghat - stairway in India leading down to a landing on the water

staircase, stairway - a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps

Translations

ghat

n (Indian)

(= mountain pass) → Gebirgspass m

(at river) → Lande- und Badeplatz m → mit Ufertreppe; burning ghat → Totenverbrennungsplatz m → an einer Ufertreppe

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