Definition of gully - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
landscapesmall valley or ravine
- We hiked through the gully to reach the river.
2.
geographyTECH. narrow channel formed by water erosionTECH.
- The heavy rain created a gully on the hillside.
3.
sportsTECH. UK fielding position in cricket between slips and pointTECH. UK
- He caught the ball at gully.
Verb
erosionTECH. form deep channels from running waterTECH.
- Heavy rains gully the hillside every spring..
Images of gully
small valley or ravine 
narrow channel formed by water erosion
Origin of gully
Gaelic, gully (ravine)
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geography
dry stream bed or gully
Examples of gully in a sentence
Farmers often find rich soil in the gully. A gully formed after the storm passed. Farmers worry about gullies damaging their fields. The fielder at gully was quick to react. He positioned himself at gully, ready for action. Flash floods can quickly gully the landscape.
Farmers worry that heavy rains will gully their fields.
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- French:ravin, éroder, ...
- German:Schlucht, auswaschen, ...
- Italian:burrone, scavare solchi, ...
- Spanish:barranco, erosionar, ...
- Portuguese:ravina, sulcar, ...
- Chinese:沟壑, 冲刷出沟壑, ...
- Japanese:ガリー, 浸食する, ...
- Arabic:خَدّ, حَفَرَ, ...
- Hebrew:עָרוּץ, לִיצוֹר עֲרוּצִים עֲמֻקִּים, ...
- Russian:овраг, образовывать овраг, ...
- Ukrainian:яр, розмивати, ...
- Hindi:घाटी, गली बनाना, ...
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