nullah
Americannoun
-
an intermittent watercourse.
-
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
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Such words as "blastoderm", "sindoc," "peris," "parasang," "sarcenet," "teazel," "nullah," "cantatrice," "barracan," "sistrum," writhed and hissed in her verses.
From Time Magazine Archive
The kill was reported to be in a nullah about four miles away, close to the edge of the forest.
From Life in an Indian Outpost by Gordon Casserly
Before quitting the spot I searched the ground and found the tiger's two trails leading up from the nullah.
From Life in an Indian Outpost by Gordon Casserly
We searched the other nullah for him in vain.
From Life in an Indian Outpost by Gordon Casserly
Leaving the nullah we ranged through the long grass on the level and put up a number of wild pigs, the Colonel shooting a fine old boar with long tusks as sharp as knives.
From Life in an Indian Outpost by Gordon Casserly
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
