nullah

[ nuhl-uh ]

/ ˈnʌl ə /

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noun (in the East Indies)

an intermittent watercourse.

a gully or ravine.

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Origin of nullah

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

Words nearby nullah

Nü-kua, Nukualofa, Nukus, NUL, null, nullah, null and void, nulla-nulla, Nullarbor Plain, null cell, null character

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How to use nullah in a sentence

The cantonment was split into two sections by an irregular ravine, or nullah, running east and west.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
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.
Round the Wonderful World|G. E. Mitton
In vain Captain Loch endeavoured to force his way across the nullah or trench.
How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves|W.H.G. Kingston
A good deal of hostile fire all round us, especially close to the nullah, but nothing within 200 yards of the guns.
Servants of the Guns|Jeffery E. Jeffery

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

British Dictionary definitions for nullah

nullah

/ (ˈnʌlɑː) /

noun

a stream or drain

Word Origin for nullah

C18: from Hindi nālā

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