plural gullies
dialectal British
: a large knife
variants
or less commonly gulley
plural gullies
1
: a trench which was originally worn in the earth by running water and through which water often runs after rains
2
: a small valley or gulch
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Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
Gang members apparently gained access to the slum via a gully that runs parallel to the Auto Route of Delmas, the main thoroughfare.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
But when Freed walked away, the elk got startled and ran into a gully full of snow.
—The Steamboat Pilot, The Denver Post, 4 Feb. 2025
Park rangers at Death Valley National Park in California rescued a man who got stranded in a steep and unstable gully, the National Park Service said Sunday.
—Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2025
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Noun
In fact, the massive, albeit picturesque, gullies were made because of poor farming practices during the 1800s.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
Gang members apparently gained access to the slum via a gully that runs parallel to the Auto Route of Delmas, the main thoroughfare.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
But when Freed walked away, the elk got startled and ran into a gully full of snow.
—The Steamboat Pilot, The Denver Post, 4 Feb. 2025
Park rangers at Death Valley National Park in California rescued a man who got stranded in a steep and unstable gully, the National Park Service said Sunday.
—Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Gully.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gully. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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