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gulch

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gulch  (glch)
n.
A small ravine, especially one cut by a torrent.
[Perhaps from dialectal gulch, to gush, (of land) to sink in, from Middle English gulchen, to drink greedily, to spew.]
gulch [gʌltʃ]
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) US and Canadian a narrow ravine cut by a fast stream
[of obscure origin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gulchgulch - a narrow gorge with a stream running through it
flume
gorge - a deep ravine (usually with a river running through it)
Translations
gulch [gʌlʃ] N (US) → barranco m
gulch [ˈgʌltʃ] n (US) → ravin m
gulch
n (US) → Schlucht f
gulch [gʌltʃ] n (Am) → burrone m
gulch [gʌltʃ] n (Am) → burrone m


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It is certain that the gulch was at one time pretty thoroughly prospected by miners, who must have had some means of getting in with at least pack animals carrying tools and supplies; their profits, apparently, were not such as would have justified any considerable outlay to connect Macarger's Gulch with any center of civilization enjoying the distinction of a sawmill.
Can Such Things Be? by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
This almost makes one wish that the gulch or the cake or Tink's leaf had won.
The Adventures of Peter Pan by Barrie, James Matthew View in context
I had not gone a hundred yards before I reached the limit of my run--the head of the gulch which I had mistaken for a canon.
Present At A Hanging And Other Ghost Stories by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
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