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

These were now worked; and the flames rose high and lit up the nullah clearly, so that anyone in it was plainly visible from the fort.

From Life in an Indian Outpost by Casserly, Gordon

As we went along, I noticed half a mile to our left a nullah fringed with trees.

From Life in an Indian Outpost by Casserly, Gordon

Next morning daylight showed us that we had been down in a nullah, the ground on either side of it being quite open.

From Life in an Indian Outpost by Casserly, Gordon

Yet even with this wound the animal had been able to dash across the nullah and spring up the bank.

From Life in an Indian Outpost by Casserly, Gordon