narrow gully

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• gully — gully1 [gul′ē] n. pl. gullies [altered < ME golet, water channel, orig., GULLET] a channel or hollow worn by running water; small, narrow ravine vt. gullied, gullying to make a gully or gullies in gully2 [gul′ē, gool′ē] n. pl. gullies …   English World dictionary

• Narrow gauge lines of the Victorian Railways — NA class locomotive, preserved on the Puffing Billy Railway in the original green livery used by the Victorian Railways until 1903. Photographed at Gembrook in 2006. The former Victorian Railways, the state railway authority in Victoria,… …   Wikipedia

• gully — UK [ˈɡʌlɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms gully : singular gully plural gullies 1) a long narrow valley with steep sides a) a long narrow hole in rock or earth, usually made by water flowing along it b) a long narrow passage made for something… …   English dictionary

• gully — gul|ly [ gʌli ] noun count a long narrow valley with steep sides a. a long narrow hole in rock or earth, usually made by water flowing along it b. a long narrow passage made for something to be taken away: The excess rainwater collected in the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• narrow — adj 1. slender, thin, slim, spare, slight, gracile, narrow as an arrow, thin as six o clock, slender as a thread; tapered, drawn out, fine drawn, attenuated; narrowish, isthmian, narrow gauged. 2. meager, scant, scanty, sparse, scrimpy, exiguous; …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• gully — [[t]gʌ̱li[/t]] gullies also gulley N COUNT A gully is a long narrow valley with steep sides. The bodies of the three climbers were located at the bottom of a steep gully …   English dictionary

• gully — noun /ˈɡʌli/ a) a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside. With that I made my mind up, took out my gully, opened it with my teeth, and cut one strand after another... b) a small valley See Also:… …   Wiktionary

• gully — gul|ly [ˈgʌli] n plural gullies [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: gully throat (1500 1600), probably from gullet] 1.) a small narrow valley, usually formed by a lot of rain flowing down the side of a hill 2.) a deep ↑ditch …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• gully — noun (plural gullies) 1》 (also gulley) a narrow channel formed by the action of water.     ↘a gutter or drain. 2》 Cricket a fielding position on the off side between point and the slips. verb (also gulley) [usu. as adjective gullied] (of water)… …   English new terms dictionary

• gully — noun (C) 1 a small narrow valley, usually formed by a lot of rain flowing down the side of a hill 2 a deep ditch 1 …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• gully — [ˈgʌli] noun [C] a long narrow valley with steep sides …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English