nullah

[ nuhl-uh ]

noun

1. an intermittent watercourse.
2. a gully or ravine.

nullah

/ ˈnʌlɑː /

noun

1. a stream or drain

Word History and Origins

Origin of nullah¹

First recorded in 1770–80, nullah is from the Hindi word nālā brook, ravine

Word History and Origins

Origin of nullah¹

C18: from Hindi nālā

Example Sentences

The cantonment was split into two sections by an irregular ravine, or nullah, running east and west.

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It took us a long time to get out of that nullah, and we tried all sorts of different ways, but the sides were too steep.

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In vain Captain Loch endeavoured to force his way across the nullah or trench.

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A good deal of hostile fire all round us, especially close to the nullah, but nothing within 200 yards of the guns.

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At dawn you march to the next camping-ground, which will surely be on the south side of a big nullah fourteen miles ahead.

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