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- Dictionarygully/ˈɡʌli/
noun
- 1. a ravine formed by the action of water. Similar
- 2. a fielding position on the off side between point and the slips: "he was caught in the gully by Jones"
verb
- 1. (of water) make gullies or deep channels in (land): "the track was gulleyed by rain"
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GULLY definition: 1. a narrow valley or channel with steep sides, made by a fast-flowing stream: 2. an artificial…. Learn more.
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. gully. 3 of 3. verb. gul· ly ˈgə-lē. gullied; gullying. transitive verb. : to make gullies in. intransitive verb.
A narrow, steep-sided channel formed in loose earth by running water. A gully is usually dry except after periods of heavy rainfall or after the melting of snow or ice.
noun Word forms: plural -lies or -leys. 1. a channel or small valley, esp one cut by heavy rainwater. 2. New Zealand. a small bush-clad valley. 3. a deep, wide fissure between two buttresses in a mountain face, sometimes containing a stream or scree. 4. cricket.
A gully is a deep valley that's formed by water that runs across land and wears it away. Most gullies form along hillsides. When a stream or runoff from a heavy rainfall erodes the land and forms a ravine or ditch, the result is a gully.
GULLY definition: a narrow valley that is usually dry except after a lot of rain. Learn more.
1. A deep ditch or channel cut in the earth by running water after a prolonged downpour. 2. A channel in the side of a mountain, especially one forming a path for avalanches or rockfall. v. gul·lied, gul·ly·ing, gul·lies. v.tr. To wear a deep ditch or channel in. v.intr. To form a deep ditch or channel.