ghaut

/ (ɡʌt) /

noun

Caribbean a small cleft in a hill through which a rivulet runs down to the sea

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Word Origin for ghaut

C17 gaot, a mountain pass, from Hindi: ghat

Words nearby ghaut

ghast, ghastful, ghastly, ghat, Ghats, ghaut, Ghazali, ghazi, Ghaziabad, Ghazzah, GHB

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Example sentences from the Web for ghaut

But that goat I accepted, and went down to the Ghaut in great honor.
The Second Jungle Book|Rudyard Kipling
The vessels used to be moored at the ghaut at the bottom of Hare Street, as there were no jetties in those days.
Recollections of Calcutta for over Half a Century|Montague Massey
The next march brought us to the foot of the ghaut we were to ascend.
Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp|John Shipp
I therefore rode towards the top of the ghaut, where I found the rajah in waiting.
Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp|John Shipp

But that goat I accepted, and went down to the Ghaut in great honour.
The Second Jungle Book|Rudyard Kipling

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