ghaut

British

/ ɡʌt /

noun

a small cleft in a hill through which a rivulet runs down to the sea

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Etymology

Origin of ghaut

C17 gaot, a mountain pass, from Hindi: _ghat

Example Sentences

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I was immediately dispatched, with four horsemen, back to the main division of the army, who had encamped on the top of the ghaut, to communicate the purport of our little skirmishes.

From Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment by Shipp, John

Sir Charles Staveley arrived to-day with his force, which slept last night at a halting-place at the foot of the ghaut.

From March to Magdala by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

The domra who holds the monopoly at the Manikarnika ghaut is one of the richest men in Benares.

From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama by Stevens, Thomas

What a contrast between the turmoil and devilry of it and the serene calmness of the all but solitude the ghaut now presents!

From Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places by Forbes, Archibald

One ghaut which we were necessarily obliged to ascend was frightful even to look at.

From Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment by Shipp, John

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