wady
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Presently, however, they came to a broad wady that must in ancient times have been one of the major irrigation works of the district.
From Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad by Strang, Herbert
Four days later the tents were levelled, the belongings of the tribes packed on the camels, and the caravan left the wady on its march across the desert.
From The Dash for Khartoum A Tale of Nile Expedition by Nash, Joseph
The officer nearest the wady fell from his horse; several saddles in the column behind were emptied; and there ensued a scene of wild confusion.
From Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad by Strang, Herbert
Out yonder where we passed to-day the land lay lower, and there was the trace of a wady, one of those irregular valleys which doubtless ran towards the Nile.
From In the Mahdi's Grasp by Speed, Lancelot
Burnet heard the word wady several times repeated, and though his ignorance of Turkish prevented him from understanding in what connection it was used, it gave him a clue to their next step.
From Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad by Strang, Herbert
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