nullah
Americannoun
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an intermittent watercourse.
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a gully or ravine.
noun
Etymology
Origin of nullah
First recorded in 1770–80, nullah is from the Hindi word nālā brook, ravine
Example Sentences
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Such words as "blastoderm", "sindoc," "peris," "parasang," "sarcenet," "teazel," "nullah," "cantatrice," "barracan," "sistrum," writhed and hissed in her verses.
From Time Magazine Archive
As we went along, I noticed half a mile to our left a nullah fringed with trees.
From Life in an Indian Outpost by Gordon Casserly
The elephants formed line across the nullah and advanced, forcing their way through the jungle.
From Life in an Indian Outpost by Gordon Casserly
Suddenly from the direction of the nullah where the deer had been killed came the tramping of some heavy animal over the dry leaves towards me.
From Life in an Indian Outpost by Gordon Casserly
About half-past three in the morning I was nodding drowsily, when again from the nullah I heard the sound of the animal approaching.
From Life in an Indian Outpost by Gordon Casserly
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