gully
noun
[ ˈɡʌli ]
• a ravine formed by the action of water.
Similar:
ravine,
canyon,
gorge,
pass,
defile,
couloir,
deep narrow valley,
gulf,
chasm,
abyss,
chine,
bunny,
clough,
gill,
thrutch,
cleuch,
heugh,
gulch,
coulee,
flume,
sloot,
kloof,
donga,
• a fielding position on the off side between point and the slips.
• "he was caught in the gully by Jones"
• an alley.
gully
verb
• (of water) make gullies or deep channels in (land).
• "the track was gulleyed by rain"
Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘gullet’): from French goulet (see gullet).
