wady
[wah-dee]
- wadi.
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wadi
or wa·dy
[wah-dee]
- the channel of a watercourse that is dry except during periods of rainfall.
- such a stream or watercourse itself.
- a valley.
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Origin of wadi
First recorded in 1830–40, wadi is from the Arabic word wādī
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You remember that we buried many of your valuables and arms at the wady.
The Dash for KhartoumGeorge Alfred Henty
Before we leave the wady we will set fire to the dry stalks and grass.
The Dash for KhartoumGeorge 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 KhartoumGeorge Alfred Henty
Instead of this, they kept on the other side of the wady, out of reach of the arrows.
Great African TravellersW.H.G. Kingston
Alabaster was met with not far from here in the Wady Gerrau.
wadi
wady
- a watercourse in N Africa and Arabia, dry except in the rainy season
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Word Origin
C19: from Arabic
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Word Origin and History for wady
wadi
n.
"watercourse," 1839, from Arabic wadi "seasonal watercourse," prop. participle of wada "it flowed."
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
wadi
[wä′dē]
- A gully or streambed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season.
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