gully en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
Etymology
Origin uncertain. Possibly from a variant of Middle English golet (“esophagus, gullet”), from Old French goulet, from Latin gula (“throat”). Shift in meaning in Middle English to "water channel, ravine" may have been influenced by Middle English gylle, gille, galle (“deep narrow valley, ravine”); see gill. Compare Dutch geul. Alternatively, from a diminutive of dialectal gull (“fissue, chasm”) + -y (diminutive suffix). See gull, gullick.
Meanings
- A trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside.
- A small valley.
- (UK) A drop kerb.
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A road drain.
A new drainage run and rainwater gullies are to be installed between the station and Oxford Road, with completion planned for December 1.
2021 June 16, “Network News: Drainage work at Guiseley station”, in RAIL, number 933, page 19:
- A fielding position on the off side about 30 degrees behind square, between the slips and point; a fielder in such a position
- (UK) A grooved iron rail or tram plate.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gulley | alternative | lexicographic | |
| gullies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Waterfall Gully · Upper Ferntree Gully · Rudds Gully · State Mine Gully · Cherry Gully · Red Gully · Geegully Creek · Long Gully · Tea Tree Gully · gully emptier · Flowery Gully · Sailors Gully · Rocky Gully · Golden Gully · gully trap · California Gully · Fern Gully · gully wash · Coopers Gully · gully bean · gulligut · Charlton Gully · gully hole · Kangaroo Gully · gullick · gully-raker · Pile Gully · Green Gully · Horsnell Gully · gully eductor · gully sucker · gully gut · gullywasher · Northern Gully · Carey Gully · fern gully · Sandy Gully · Sawyers Gully · Smiths Gully · Sheedys Gully · Spring Gully · Maiden Gully · Jones Gully · gully-hole · Hacketts Gully · Ferntree Gully
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Translations (60)
nn ravine (a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside) · tr çukur (A small valley) · ru буера́к (a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside) · hu vízmosás (a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside) · pt corgo (a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside) · de Graben (a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside) · uk яр (a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside) · mi parari (a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside) · yxg pilla (a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside) · hu szakadék (A small valley) · pl parów (a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside) · de Wasserrinne (a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside) · bg овраг (a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside) · hu árok (a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside) · mi kopia (A small valley) · de Wasserfurche (a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside) · nl geul (a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside) · pdt Schälran (a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside) · pl żleb (A road drain) · es barranco (a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside) · tr çukur (a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside) · fi oja (A road drain) · kea baranku (a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside) · ota دره (a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside) · ru промо́ина (a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside) · cs úzké údolí (A small valley) · ru вы́моина (a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside) · cs žleb (A small valley) · ka ხევი (a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside) · cs rokle (A small valley) · grc χαράδρα (a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside) · ru ры́твина (a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside) · gl carriozo (a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside) · cs úžlabina (a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside) · mi kōawaawa (a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside) · mi kowaka (a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside) · cs strouha (a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside) · pl wąwóz (a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside) · it calanco (a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside) · de Gully (A road drain) · bg канавка (A road drain) · hu árok (A small valley) · nb ravine (a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside) · ru ложби́на (a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside) · fi rotko (a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside) · cs žleb (a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside) · cs strouha (A road drain) · gl carronzo (a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside) · cs úžlabina (A small valley) · de Erosionsrinne (a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside) · fr ravine (a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside) · kea barrónke (a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside) · gl caivanca (a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside) · bg дере (a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside) · gl corgo (a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside) · pl dolinka (A small valley) · ota بوغاز (a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside) · is skorningur (a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside) · fi notkelma (A small valley) · ru кулуар (a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside)