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

You remember that we buried many of your valuables and arms at the wady.
The Dash for Khartoum
George Alfred Henty
Before we leave the wady we will set fire to the dry stalks and grass.
The Dash for Khartoum
George Alfred Henty
At any rate most of your men would be able to regain the wady and there to await your return.
The Dash for Khartoum
George Alfred Henty
Instead of this, they kept on the other side of the wady, out of reach of the arrows.
Great African Travellers
W.H.G. Kingston
Alabaster was met with not far from here in the Wady Gerrau.
History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 2 (of 12)
G. Maspero

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."

wady in Science

wadi

[wä′dē]

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