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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 ght, from Sanskrit ghaa, probably of Dravidian origin; akin to Telugu kau, gau, dam, embankment.]

ghat [gɔːt]

n (in India)

1. stairs or a passage leading down to a river

2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a mountain pass or mountain range

3. (Non-Christian Religions / Hinduism) a place of cremation

[from Hindi ghāt, from Sanskrit ghatta]

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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

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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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