nullah

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Recent Examples of nullah Until a few years ago, much of the city’s sewage was released untreated into the Ganges via public drains, or nullahs, which discharged along the same bank as the ghats, where people habitually bathe. Oliver Franklin-Wallis, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2023 The project involves the diversion of a nullah which is a lifeline for the area. Manish Chandra Mishra, Quartz, 10 June 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nullah
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
Noun
  • The Bucks can’t afford to cough up the ball in their own trenches.
    Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • This sophisticated trench is crafted to withstand both rain and wind while maintaining a breathable feel.
    Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • New geophysical surveys and coring of the wadi would shed more light on the hydrological aspects of the area, while other surveys might reveal where the eastward tunnels of the pyramid lead.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 5 Aug. 2024
  • The building was built in a wadi.
    CBS News, CBS News, 14 Dec. 2022
Noun
  • Baboons respond with sharp warning cries that echo through the ravine.
    Julia Eskins, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • And while our street was close enough to the national forest that bears and bobcats were not uncommon sights, it was also separated from it by a dry arroyo and five blocks of houses in between.
    Josh Eells, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Following last year’s Bridge fire, which scorched habitat in the East Fork of the San Gabriel River, 503 rainbows — in addition to Santa Ana speckled dace, Santa Ana sucker and arroyo chub — were relocated to nearby streams, Evans said.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • But during city reviews, officials asked for a curb, gutter and sidewalk across the length of the frontage, which would destroy the trees.
    Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Drew Guthrie, of the same engineering firm, said the drainage would be improved with development of the property as the construction would include a curb and gutter system and three drainage areas.
    Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Unlike most of the relatively flat Dakota prairie, the Missouri breaks that make up much of Sutton Bay’s landscape create an assortment of coulees with cattail bottoms, perfect lairs to hide the shifty late-season pheasants.
    Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Guiding me into the highlands for red deer, a 300-pound ungulate that lives above timberline amid the picturesque heather, is John Caithness, an affable fifty-something veteran stalker who knows the many hidden coulees and pastures of the estate where stags tend to frequent.
    Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • As was common all over the Florida Gulf Coast, the road nearby was lined with a canyon of refrigerators and cabinets and other household items ruined by the flood waters and left out by the curb for the city to haul away.
    Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2025
  • In January, thousands of portraits still at Adelaide were breathtakingly close to the Palisades Fire, which burned nearly all the homes on the other side of the canyon.
    Michael Slenske, HollywoodReporter, 5 Apr. 2025

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“Nullah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nullah. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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