ghaut

British  

/ ɡʌt /

noun

1. a small cleft in a hill through which a rivulet runs down to the sea

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Etymology

Origin of ghaut

C17 gaot, a mountain pass, from Hindi: _ghat

Example Sentences

It was an emotionally-charged day, with Saints remembering the life of supporter Luis Ghaut who, four months after leading the side out before their Premiership final victory, died of cancer last month aged 13.

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2014

It ran along Baitakhana, Bow Bazaar, and Dalhousie Square through the Custom House premises into and along Strand Road to the terminus at Armenian Ghaut.

From Recollections of Calcutta for over Half a Century by Massey, Montague

Of the Indian growths, Malabars, grown on the western slope of the Ghaut mountains, are classed commercially as the best.

From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)

We embarked at Balloh Ghaut, on board small sloops, and in three days reached the vessel, the Lord Duncan, Captain Bradford, in safety.

From Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment by Shipp, John

Being not a great distance from the land, we ran in for the purpose of discharging our prisoners; and descried the Ghaut mountains the next day.

From Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States by Semmes, Raphael