nullah

American  

[nuhl-uh] / ˈnʌl ə /

noun

1. an intermittent watercourse.

2. a gully or ravine.

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nullah British  

/ ˈnʌlɑː /

noun

1. a stream or drain

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Etymology

Origin of nullah

First recorded in 1770–80, nullah is from the Hindi word nālā brook, ravine

Example Sentences

After they had traveled 45 miles the young men came to the turbulent river Devak Nullah and found that the bridge had been swept away.

From Time Magazine Archive

The following are the fish of Loodianah taken both from the Nullah and the Sutledge.

From Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries by Griffith, William

Chitor, Chittagul Nullah, The next nullah to the south-west of the Wangat.

From A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil by Swinburne, T. R.

After an hour's rest we followed the main road a little farther, and then, passing the mouth of the Chittagul Nullah, turned up the Wangat Valley.

From A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil by Swinburne, T. R.

In front of me Haramok, seamed with snow-filled gullies, still towered far above; immediately below, the saddle—brown, bare earth, snow-streaked—divided the Chittagul Nullah from Tronkol.

From A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil by Swinburne, T. R.