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ghat

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ghat also ghaut  (gôt, gät)
n.
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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Noun1.ghat - stairway in India leading down to a landing on the waterghat - 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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