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.
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The next instant I saw the head and shoulders of a large tiger push out through the grass on the very brink of the nullah.
From Life in an Indian Outpost by Casserly, Gordon
The elephants formed line across the nullah and advanced, forcing their way through the jungle.
From Life in an Indian Outpost by Casserly, Gordon
Two hundred yards further on the path led down into a narrow nullah with steep banks.
From Life in an Indian Outpost by Casserly, Gordon
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 Casserly, Gordon
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