- a variation of gully.
gulley
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In the 4ft gulley between the beds, Van Allen could stand, comfortably enough, without his head scraping the trussed timber roof.
From The Guardian • Mar. 5, 2020
The topography along this edge was the perfect dimension for golf holes, Fought told us, necessitating just the fill of one minor gulley that slashed across what is now the 12th fairway.
From Golf Digest • Oct. 4, 2018
It crashed in a small gulley near the Rio Grande River.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 16, 2016
The ship lay, Mr Mearns wrote, on the lower flank of a narrow gulley at a depth of 2,059m.
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2014
He crossed a narrow dry gulley, and then he could see the antlers.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
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