nullah

American  

[nuhl-uh] / ˈnʌl ə /

noun

1. an intermittent watercourse.

2. a gully or ravine.

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nullah British  

/ ˈnʌlɑː /

noun

1. a stream or drain

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Etymology

Origin of nullah

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

Example Sentences

Such words as "blastoderm", "sindoc," "peris," "parasang," "sarcenet," "teazel," "nullah," "cantatrice," "barracan," "sistrum," writhed and hissed in her verses.

From Time Magazine Archive

Had we known this at the time we could have divided our forces, gone along both banks and probably got the bears as they scrambled up out of the nullah.

From Life in an Indian Outpost by Casserly, Gordon

This told us plainly that the tiger we were in quest of was still in the nullah and that the cow had stumbled on him unawares.

From Life in an Indian Outpost by Casserly, Gordon

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 Casserly, Gordon

I slipped down from my tree and dashed through the undergrowth to the brink of the nullah.

From Life in an Indian Outpost by Casserly, Gordon