Ghats

American  

[gawts, gots] / gɔts, gɒts /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. Eastern Ghats.

2. Western Ghats.

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Ghats British  

/ ɡɔːts /

plural noun

1. See Eastern Ghats Western Ghats

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Example Sentences

Four years older than me, he was dispatched to an American boarding school in Kodaikanal, a “hill station” scattered across the crevices of the Palani Hills, the eastern stretch of the Western Ghats mountain range.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Western Ghats, lush southern highlands stretching through Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala, remain a key stronghold with nearly 12,00 elephants.

From Barron's

In the 990s, he led his armies over the Western Ghats, the range of hills that shelter India's west coast, and burned the ships of his enemies while they were at port.

From BBC

While filming a wildlife documentary in India's western ghats, Robin Darius Conz saw a tiger on a hillside overlooking a town.

From BBC

Wayanad, a hilly district which is part of the Western Ghats mountain range, is prone to landslides during the monsoon season.

From BBC