wady

[wah-dee]

noun, plural wa·dies.

wadi.

wadi

or wa·dy

[wah-dee]

noun, plural wa·dis. (in Arabia, Syria, northern Africa, etc.)

the channel of a watercourse that is dry except during periods of rainfall.

such a stream or watercourse itself.

a valley.

Origin of wadi

First recorded in 1830–40, wadi is from the Arabic word wādī

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Historical Examples of wady

Dark tents dotted the wady and sheep occupied a belt of dry stubble.
Kit Musgrave's Luck
Harold Bindloss
The idea of a direct attack by the Mahdists on Wady Halfa seems to have been for the moment abandoned.
The Egyptian campaigns, 1882 to 1885
Charles Royle
Even this wady is known to few, for it lies altogether beyond the track of caravans.
The Dash for Khartoum
George Alfred Henty
In Wady Aroukeen there are some of the finest tholukhs I have seen, reaching the height of thirty or forty feet.
Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 1
James Richardson
There are two new trees in this wady, both interesting; the Ghurdok and the Ajdaree.
Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 1
James Richardson

British Dictionary definitions for wady

wadi

wady

noun plural -dies

a watercourse in N Africa and Arabia, dry except in the rainy season

Word Origin for wadi

C19: from Arabic

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Word Origin and History for wady

wadi

"watercourse," 1839, from Arabic wadi "seasonal watercourse," prop. participle of wada "it flowed."

Science definitions for wady

wadi

[wä′dē]

A gully or streambed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season.