ghat
Americannoun
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a wide set of steps descending to a river, especially a river used for bathing.
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a mountain pass.
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a mountain range or escarpment.
noun
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stairs or a passage leading down to a river
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a mountain pass or mountain range
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a place of cremation
Etymology
Origin of ghat
1595–1605; < Hindi ghāṭ < Sanskrit ghaṭṭa
Vocabulary lists containing ghat
South Asia - Introductory
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Example Sentences
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Extraction began at Amdai Ghat around 2021, and at Rowghat in 2023.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
As cross-desert traffic grew, several new settlements developed to aid the movement of goods north and south of the Sahara, including Sijilmasa, Ghat, Gao, Awdaghust, and Kano.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
"A boy fighting fires in a forest near his home in Yamuna Ghat, New Delhi, India."
From BBC • Nov. 9, 2021
Other highlights come on the Medley of Raga Parameshwari and Raga Rangeshwari where we skip straight into some of Shankar’s most intricate harmonic phrasings before segueing into the calm meditations of Banaras Ghat.
From The Guardian • Apr. 1, 2020
During my residence in Benares I often made this trip from Assi-Sungam to Raj Ghat, generally in company with strangers.
From Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 by Kennedy, James
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