gully
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views updated Jun 11 2018gul·ly / ˈgəlē/ (also gul·ley) •
n. (pl. -lies) a water-worn ravine. ∎ a deep artificial channel serving as a gutter or drain.•
v. [tr.] [usu. as adj.] (gullied) erode gullies into (land) by water action: he began to pick his way over the gullied landscape.
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
gully
oxford
views updated Jun 27 2018gully A feature of surface
erosion that develops from the run-off of a violent torrent that bites deeply into topsoil and soft sediments. Gullies can develop on valley sides as valley-side gullies and also along valley floors as
arroyos. See also
rill-wash.
A Dictionary of Ecology MICHAEL ALLABY
gully
oxford
views updated May 08 2018gully A feature of rain
erosion that develops from the run-off of a violent torrent that bites deeply into topsoil and soft sediments. Gullies can develop on valley sides as valley-side gullies, and also along valley floors as
arroyos. See also
RILL-WASH.
A Dictionary of Earth Sciences AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY
gully
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views updated May 18 2018gully †gullet XVI; channel or ravine worn by water XVII; deep gutter XVIII. — F.
goulet neck of a bottle, outlet, narrow passage of water; see prec.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD
