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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South Asia - Middle School and High School
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Example Sentences
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At New Delhi, he stayed in a bamboo hut near the concrete ghat in which Gandhi's body was cremated.
From Time Magazine Archive
Jackie journeyed to the burning ghat on the Jumna River, laid a bouquet of white roses on the spot where Gandhi was cremated in 1948.
From Time Magazine Archive
With the two men holding Hari’s cot between them, we made our way down the ghat, pushing through the crowds.
From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan
A ghat, a long, wide flight of steps, led down to the river.
From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan
A giant burning ghat was erected on the highway.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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