gulch

[ guhlch ]

/ gʌltʃ /

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noun

a deep, narrow ravine, especially one marking the course of a stream or torrent.

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Origin of gulch

1825–35; compare British dialect gulch, gulsh to run with a full stream, gush, (of land) to sink in, Middle English gulchen to spew forth, gush; expressive word akin to gulp, gush, etc.

Words nearby gulch

gul, gula, gulag, gular, Gulbenkian, gulch, gulden, Gülek Bogaz, gules, gulf, Gulf Cooperation Council

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How to use gulch in a sentence

The group was found dead on Tuesday, a little more than a mile away from their vehicle, at the Devil’s Gulch area along the south fork of the Merced River, according to the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office.
What You Missed|mmirhashem|August 20, 2021|Outside Online
The Dry Gulch fire joined with the Lick Creek fire on July 8 and the pair is currently being fought as one fire.
6 critical fires and complexes in the US today|Sara Kiley Watson|July 20, 2021|Popular-Science
A creek runs through the gulch for part of the year and feeds into the Paria River, which in turn joins the Colorado River southwest of the Glen Canyon Dam.
In the World of Ultralight Hiking, Everything Weighs Something|jversteegh|July 14, 2021|Outside Online
Hold on, men who are already pecking out their nastygrams, mansplaining that the wage gap exists because moms stay home or go part-time while they raise your spawn, so that break in employment is actually what creates the Wage Gap Gulch.
Ditch the flowers for Mother’s Day — here’s what America’s moms really need|Petula Dvorak|May 6, 2021|Washington Post

But there turned out to be, if not a cliff, at least a gulch still embedded in the deal.
Cut the Payroll Tax, Help Working Class Americans|Justin Green|February 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I don't mean to imply that doctors are all going to move to Galt's Gulch.
The Future of the MD|Megan McArdle|January 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Technological vision and rivalry are so intertwined that local residents call the place Silicon Gulch.
From the Archives: Steve Jobs on the Birth of the Mac|Tom Zito|October 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST
They found the half-breed cooking some bacon over a tiny fire, at the head of a gulch that was just made for human concealment.
Mystery Ranch|Arthur Chapman
Avoiding the road, the half-breed made his way to a gulch near the ranch, where he tied his horse.
Mystery Ranch|Arthur Chapman
We had followed the spur track up the gulch for maybe a short quarter of a mile when we came to the engine.
The Wreckers|Francis Lynde
That siding is part of an old 'Y' at the mouth of a gulch that runs back into the mountains for maybe a dozen miles or so.
The Wreckers|Francis Lynde
Tarbell nodded without breaking his monotonous repetition of the Crow Gulch call.
The Wreckers|Francis Lynde

British Dictionary definitions for gulch

gulch

/ (ɡʌltʃ) /

noun

US and Canadian a narrow ravine cut by a fast stream

Word Origin for gulch

C19: of obscure origin

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