gilgai en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɡɪlɡʌɪ/
Etymology
Borrowed from Gamilaraay gilgaay (“small water hole”).
Meanings
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(Australia) A small concavity or depression between ridges, where rainwater gathers.
One of its most remarkable features is its patterns of gilgai. The gilgais are small, almost circular depressions from a few centimetres to as much as 50 cm deep in the plain and several metres across.
2007, Richard Webster, Margaret A. Oliver, Geostatistics for Environmental Scientists, page 140:Argilliturbation is manifested within Vertisol profiles and on the surface as gilgai microtopography, with relief exceeding commonly 15 cm (Fig. 10.35).
2005, Randall J. Schaetzl, Sharon Anderson, Soils: Genesis and Geomorphology, page 283:Though it wasn′t a heavy storm it was enough to put water in gilgai holes and scatter the horses.
1988, Tom Cole, Hell West and Crooked, Angus & Robertson, published 1995, page 160:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gilgais | Number=Plur | lexicographic |