barranca
Americannoun
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barrancas
plural
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a steep-walled ravine or gorge.
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a gully with steep sides; arroyo.
noun
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Etymology
Origin of barranca
First recorded in 1685–95; from Spanish, variant of barranco, of obscure, probably pre-Latin origin
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Already with a two-shot lead, he was a yard away from an easy birdie on the par-5 eighth when his approach hit a steep bank of the barranca to the left.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 18, 2023
A steep gully known as a barranca snakes through the course.
From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2023
On your approach, you have to navigate the barranca — the first time you’re going to see the barranca on the course, the defining characteristic of the front nine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2023
Open tee, players will once again hit over the barranca.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2023
We saw then that we were near to the end of the barranca.
From The Desert Home The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness by Mayne Reid
Hanse also incorporated barrancas in a restoration he oversaw at Los Angeles Country Club, where the U.S.
From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2024
That concrete canal and other drainage areas on the course, around half the holes, have been replaced by barrancas, which are often sandy areas dotted with native wild grasses and plants.
From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2024
Deep barrancas might crop up in their path, massed thickets of cactus that had to be ridden around for loss of time.
From Rimrock Trail by Joseph Allan Dunn
The dread cañons, the deep barrancas, the broken banks of streams, and the clay-cut channels of the arroyos, all testified that we were in a land of sudden floods.
From The Scalp Hunters by F.A. Stewart
For it is round and has deep folds or barrancas in it, running from its highest point in the middle.
From A Tramp's Notebook by Morley Roberts
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