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gulch
(gŭlch)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.]
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gulch
(ɡʌltʃ)n
(Physical Geography) US and Canadian a narrow ravine cut by a fast stream
[C19: of obscure origin]
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gulch
(gʌltʃ)n.
a deep, narrow ravine, esp. one marking the course of a stream or torrent.
[1825–35; compare British dial. gulch, gulsh to run with a full stream, gush, (of land) to sink in, Middle English gulchen to spew forth, gush; expressive word akin to gulp, gush, etc.]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() gorge - a deep ravine (usually with a river running through it) |
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gulch
n (US) → Schlucht f
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