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

These birds are the scavengers of Calcutta, and the special guardians of the ghaut.

From My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year by Train, George Francis

In one of the stories by the present writer, a man is described tottering "up the steps of the ghaut," having just parted with his child, whom he is despatching to England from India.

From Roundabout Papers by Thackeray, William Makepeace

In the course of a couple of hours, the whole of the 87th regiment, with our gallant general and suite, ascended this difficult ghaut.

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

So now, When plunderéd tombs betray their trust, And vandals screech at roving gnomes, All raise a voice and curse each ghaut.

From Betelguese A Trip Through Hell by de Esque, Jean

The domra who holds the monopoly at the Manikarnika ghaut is one of the richest men in Benares.

From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama by Stevens, Thomas