as in canyon
a narrow opening between hillsides or mountains that can be used for passage
the gulch floods in the spring with the runoff from the mountains, so wait until later in the summer to hike it
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Recent Examples of gulch
The gulch and the forest around it became a bonfire pit waiting for a spark.
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Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024
But years of deforestation and the introduction of invasive species such as black wattle and eucalyptus radically changed the area around the gulch.
—Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024
The book is written in the second person, addressing the protagonist’s daughter, a decision that imparts a desire for understanding, to cross the gulch that has opened between them.
—Naomi Huffman, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2024
Take your time — for here in the gulch, far removed from the day-to-day world, time is deep and still.
—Jim Holden, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2024
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Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024
But years of deforestation and the introduction of invasive species such as black wattle and eucalyptus radically changed the area around the gulch.
—Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024
The book is written in the second person, addressing the protagonist’s daughter, a decision that imparts a desire for understanding, to cross the gulch that has opened between them.
—Naomi Huffman, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2024
Take your time — for here in the gulch, far removed from the day-to-day world, time is deep and still.
—Jim Holden, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gulch
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With its warm wood planking, plentiful resting areas, and plantings of long, waving grasses, the park, no matter how crowded, feels like a calm canyon snaking through crumbling tenements and monumental skyscrapers, offering occasional glimpses of the Hudson River beyond.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
13 Mar. 2025
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Smallmouths are also impacting rainbow and brown trout, two other non-natives that are managed closely in the canyon.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Mar. 2025
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Baboons respond with sharp warning cries that echo through the ravine.—
Julia Eskins,
Vogue,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Thrill seekers and novice hikers alike will get the best views of the gorge, river, and waterfalls from the 80-foot-high suspension bridge.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
21 Mar. 2025
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Murphy proved her adventurous spirit in Zimbabwe, taking on the gorge swing — a 70-meter free fall over the Zambezi River at Victoria Falls.—
Nasha Smith,
People.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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Starting in July, the islands transform into a sea of hydrangeas, with vibrant white, blue and purple blooms lining roads and valleys.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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These early cosmic hills and valleys extend millions of light years across, and in the billions of years after the ACT snapshot, gravity pulled their denser regions inwards to birth stars that then formed the first galaxies.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Gulch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gulch. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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