quebrada
Americannoun
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Southwestern U.S. a ravine.
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a brook.
Etymology
Origin of quebrada
1825–35; < Spanish, noun use of feminine past participle of quebrar to break ≪ Latin crepāre to clatter, crack, rattle
Example Sentences
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When he wears a slatted folding chair over his head like a jug band washboard and then beautifully executes the bent-back turn known as a vuelta quebrada, flamenco is reborn.
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2014
This subsequent alteration of the quebrada resulted in the violation of the Clean Water Act.
From Time Magazine Archive
He himself was in sore doubt as to the identity of the quebrada which they were following.
From Carmen Ariza by Charles Francis Stocking
On the other hand, the Spanish position was very strong, Griscelli massed his infantry in the throat of the quebrada, the thickets on either side of it being occupied in force.
From Mr. Fortescue An Andean Romance by William Westall
The only hope for Mejia was that, alarmed by our disappearance, he had stationed outposts on the heights and a line of vedettes on the San Felipe road, and fortified the entrance to the quebrada.
From Mr. Fortescue An Andean Romance by William Westall
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