gully

CEFRC2

/ˈɡʌli/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A narrow channel cut into the ground by water.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A drop kerb.

Examples

  • I fell over a ledge of rock into a gully below.

  • It's near what looks like a little gully.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A small valley.

  2. A trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside.

  3. A road drain.

More examples

In context

  • A new drainage run and rainwater gullies are to be installed between the station and Oxford Road, with completion planned for December 1.

  • With that I made my mind up, took out my gully, opened it with my teeth, and cut one strand after another[…]

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Origin uncertain. Possibly from a variant of Middle English golet (“esophagus, gullet”), from Old French goulet, from Latin gula (“throat”). Shift in meaning in Middle English to "water channel, ravine" may have been influenced by Middle English gylle, gille, galle (“deep narrow valley, ravine”); see gill. Compare Dutch geul. Alternatively, from a diminutive of dialectal gull (“fissue, chasm”) + -y (diminutive suffix). See gull, gullick.