gulch

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

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.

Έννοιες

βάραθρο

φαράγγι

ρεματιά

φάραγξ

ραματιά

Συνώνυμα

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

Μεταφράσεις

gola

quebrada

Schlucht

ravin

burrone

barranco

kloof

Bergschlucht

anfratto

vallée fluviale

Klamm

barranc

ravine

patelin

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ɡʌlt͡ʃ/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Κληρονομήθηκε από Μέσα Αγγλικά: 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.