ghat

or ghaut

[ gawt, got ]

noun

1. a wide set of steps descending to a river, especially a river used for bathing.
2. a mountain pass.
3. a mountain range or escarpment.

ghat

/ ɡɔːt /

noun

1. stairs or a passage leading down to a river
2. a mountain pass or mountain range
3. a place of cremation

Word History and Origins

Origin of ghat¹

1595–1605; < Hindi ghāṭ < Sanskrit ghaṭṭa

Word History and Origins

Origin of ghat¹

C17: from Hindi ghāt, from Sanskrit ghatta

Example Sentences

On Tuesday afternoon, over 150 people gathered at Tulsi Ghat, a cremation ground on the banks of the Seti River in Pokhara, to mourn Tribhuwan Paudel, a 37-year-old journalist and editor at a local newspaper, who died in the crash.

From Washington Times

The queen, along with her late husband, Prince Philip, that year toured Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and New Delhi, where they participated in a tribute to Indian civil rights leader Mahatma Gandhi at the Raj Ghat memorial.

From Los Angeles Times

“That is no more now. The water is so dirty and stinks. People are forced to bring bottled water and do the rituals,” 59-year-old Mithu Lama, who has been working with her husband at the Teku ghat cremation grounds since she married him at age 15, said on a recent day as she stacked wood for a funeral pyre.

From Seattle Times

"A boy fighting fires in a forest near his home in Yamuna Ghat, New Delhi, India."

From BBC

“I am pained at the tragic boat accident near Nimati Ghat, Jorhat. Directed Majuli & Jorhat admin to undertake rescue mission expeditiously,” Assam’s Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted late on Wednesday.

From Reuters