ghat

or ghaut

[ gawt, got ]

/ gɔt, gɒt /

noun (in India)

a wide set of steps descending to a river, especially a river used for bathing.

a mountain pass.

a mountain range or escarpment.

Nearby words

gharial, gharry, ghast, ghastful, ghastly, ghat, ghats, ghaut, ghawazee, ghazali, ghazi

Origin of ghat

1595–1605; < Hindi ghāṭ < Sanskrit ghaṭṭa

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Examples 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

British Dictionary definitions for ghaut (1 of 2)

ghaut

/ (ɡʌt) /

noun

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

Word Origin for ghaut

C17 gaot, a mountain pass, from Hindi: ghat

British Dictionary definitions for ghaut (2 of 2)

ghat

/ (ɡɔːt) /

noun (in India)

stairs or a passage leading down to a river

a mountain pass or mountain range

a place of cremation

Word Origin for ghat

C17: from Hindi ghāt, from Sanskrit ghatta

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Word Origin and History for ghaut

ghat

also ghaut, from Hindi, "pass, mountain," from Sanskrit ghattah "landing place," of unknown origin.