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gulley

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[ guhl-ee ]

/ ˈgʌl i /

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noun, plural gul·leys.

gully¹ (defs. 1, 2).

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Words nearby gulley

gulfweed, gulgul, gull, Gullah, gullet, gulley, gullible, Gulliver's Travels, Gullstrand, gull wing, gully

Other definitions for gulley (2 of 2)

gulley²

[ guhl-ee, gool-ee ]

/ ˈgʌl i, ˈgʊl i /

noun, plural gul·leys.Scot. and North England.

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How to use gulley in a sentence

After a six-day search, rescuers determined that Leclerc and his partner on the climb, Ryan Johnson, died while descending an ice gulley off the formation.
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The third body was found, partially clothed, in a dirt gulley of a desolate area, miles away in the county of Riverside.
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The third body was found, partially clothed, in a dirt gulley of a desolate area miles away in the county of Riverside.
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We found massive tar balls–both in quantity and size, in small gulley.
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The aliens edged their way to a gulley along the side of the road.
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Presently he reached another downsloping gulley and halted on its near rim to look across.
Rescue Dog of the High Pass|James Arthur Kjelgaard
With Caesar padding beside him, Franz started down the gulley toward Dornblatt and as he did so, his uneasiness mounted.
Rescue Dog of the High Pass|James Arthur Kjelgaard
Plowing his own path with powerful shoulders, he went up the gulley to a wind-felled tree that cast a dark shadow.
Rescue Dog of the High Pass|James Arthur Kjelgaard
It went from the top of the bank alongside a deep gulley and down to the creek in Berby Hollow.
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