nullah

American  

[nuhl-uh] / ˈnʌl ə /

noun

1. an intermittent watercourse.

2. a gully or ravine.

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nullah British  

/ ˈnʌlɑː /

noun

1. a stream or drain

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Etymology

Origin of nullah

First recorded in 1770–80, nullah is from the Hindi word nālā brook, ravine

Example Sentences

Such words as "blastoderm", "sindoc," "peris," "parasang," "sarcenet," "teazel," "nullah," "cantatrice," "barracan," "sistrum," writhed and hissed in her verses.

From Time Magazine Archive

As we went along, I noticed half a mile to our left a nullah fringed with trees.

From Life in an Indian Outpost by Casserly, Gordon

This consists of tying up a cow near a nullah or patch of jungle in which the tiger is suspected or known to be.

From Life in an Indian Outpost by Casserly, Gordon

The animals scented them before they could get within fair shot, and began to run rapidly away; whereupon Edwards rushed out, crossed a small intervening nullah, and followed upon their heels.

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

The branches of the trees across the nullah became violently agitated; and a large troop of monkeys swung through them, leaped to the ground, and rushed over the sand on all fours.

From Life in an Indian Outpost by Casserly, Gordon