gulch

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Noun

1. A ravine-like or deep V-shaped valley, often eroded by flash floods; shallower than a canyon and deeper than a gully.
2. (obsolete) An act of gulching or gulping.
3. (obsolete) A glutton.

Verb

1. (obsolete) To swallow greedily; to gulp down.
2. (obsolete) To fall heavily.

Konzepte

Schlucht

Bergschlucht

Klamm

Synonyme

ravine

gully

canyon

ditch

gorge

chasm

flume

isthmus

kloof

notch

pass

trench

valley

kuru

mountain pass

coombe

cleugh

band

cleuch

col

coulee

cove

defile

draw

gulley

Übersetzungen

gola

ravin

burrone

quebrada

barranco

kloof

φάραγξ

ρεματιά

barranc

patelin

ravine

vallée fluviale

bled

trou

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Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ɡʌlt͡ʃ/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Geerbt von Mittelenglisch: gulchen

In summary

From earlier gulsh (“sink in, gush out”), from Middle English gulchen (“to gulp, spew”), probably from the source of gulp. Likely not related to gully (“ravine formed by water”) despite the similarities.