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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˈɡʌli/
gully means: A narrow, deep channel in the ground made by flowing water.
noun
A narrow, deep channel in the ground made by flowing water.
- Water flowed down the gully.
- Heavy rain had cut gullies into the hillside.
- We crossed a narrow gully filled with loose rocks.
A small, narrow valley, often cut into the ground by flowing water.
- A stream runs through the gully.
- Heavy rain carved gullies into the hillside.
- We climbed out of a steep gully.
An opening beside a road that takes rainwater into pipes below the ground.
- Leaves blocked the gully.
- Rainwater flowed into the road gully.
- The workers lifted the gully cover.
A lowered part of the raised edge beside a road, allowing people or vehicles to cross it.
- The wheelchair crossed the gully easily.
- Workers installed a gully beside the driveway.
- Keep the gully clear for people crossing the road.
verb
Flowing water cuts narrow valleys or deep channels into the ground.
- Heavy rain can gully the soil.
- Storm water gullied the bare hillside.
- The exposed ground gullies easily in heavy rain.
Questions about gully
What does gully mean?
A narrow, deep channel in the ground made by flowing water.
What is gully in other languages?
Türkçe: yarıntı · Español: barranco · Français: ravin · Deutsch: Rinne · Italiano: burrone · 日本語: 谷
How do you pronounce gully?
It is pronounced /ˈɡʌli/.
How do you use gully in a sentence?
Water flowed down the gully. Heavy rain had cut gullies into the hillside.
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