wady

[ wah-dee ]

/ ˈwɑ di /

noun, plural wa·dies.

wadi.

Nearby words

wading pool, wadmal, wadna, wadset, wadsworth, wady, wae, waesucks, waf, wafd, wafer

Definition for wady (2 of 2)

wadi

or wa·dy

[ wah-dee ]

/ ˈwɑ di /

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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Examples from the Web for 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

/ (ˈwɒdɪ) /

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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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.