gully

ditches

dɪtʃ

noun

a narrow channel dug at the side of a road or field, to hold or carry away water.

their car went out of control and plunged into a ditch

trench,trough,channel,dyke,drain,gutter,gully,moat,duct,watercourse,conduit,ha-ha,fosse,sap,fleet

verb

provide with a ditch or ditches.

he was praised for ditching the coastal areas

dig a ditch in,provide with ditches,trench,excavate,drain

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ditch

dɪtʃ

noun

a narrow channel dug at the side of a road or field, to hold or carry away water.

their car went out of control and plunged into a ditch

trench,trough,channel,dyke,drain,gutter,gully,moat,duct,watercourse,conduit,ha-ha,fosse,sap,fleet

verb

provide with a ditch or ditches.

he was praised for ditching the coastal areas

dig a ditch in,provide with ditches,trench,excavate,drain

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dingles

ˈdɪŋɡ(ə)l

noun

a deep wooded valley or dell.

valley,dale,vale,hollow,gully,dene,combe,slade,nook,clough,glen,strath,dell

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dingle

ˈdɪŋɡ(ə)l

noun

a deep wooded valley or dell.

valley,dale,vale,hollow,gully,dene,combe,slade,nook,clough,glen,strath,dell

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dales

deɪl

noun

a valley, especially in northern England.

valley,vale,hollow,hole,basin,gully,gorge,ravine,dene,combe,slade,clough,glen,strath,dell,dingle

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dale

deɪl

noun

a valley, especially in northern England.

valley,vale,hollow,hole,basin,gully,gorge,ravine,dene,combe,slade,clough,glen,strath,dell,dingle

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chasms

ˈkaz(ə)m

noun

a deep fissure in the earth’s surface.

a chasm a mile long

gorge,abyss,canyon,ravine,gully,gulf,pass,defile,couloir,crevasse,cleft,rift,rent,pit,void,crater,cavity,hole,opening,gap,fissure,crevice,hollow,chine,bunny,clough,gill,thrutch,cleuch,heugh,gulch,coulee,flume,arroyo,barranca,quebrada,nullah,khud,sloot,kloof,donga,khor

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chasm

ˈkaz(ə)m

noun

a deep fissure in the earth’s surface.

a chasm a mile long

gorge,abyss,canyon,ravine,gully,gulf,pass,defile,couloir,crevasse,cleft,rift,rent,pit,void,crater,cavity,hole,opening,gap,fissure,crevice,hollow,chine,bunny,clough,gill,thrutch,cleuch,heugh,gulch,coulee,flume,arroyo,barranca,quebrada,nullah,khud,sloot,kloof,donga,khor

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canyons

ˈkanjən

noun

a deep gorge, typically one with a river flowing through it, as found in North America.

the Grand Canyon

ravine,gorge,gully,pass,defile,couloir,chasm,abyss,gulf,gulch,coulee,flume,arroyo,barranca,quebrada,nullah,khud,sloot,kloof,donga,khor

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canyon

ˈkanjən

noun

a deep gorge, typically one with a river flowing through it, as found in North America.

the Grand Canyon

ravine,gorge,gully,pass,defile,couloir,chasm,abyss,gulf,gulch,coulee,flume,arroyo,barranca,quebrada,nullah,khud,sloot,kloof,donga,khor

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barrancos

/bəˈraŋkə/

noun

A narrow, winding river gorge.

The oldest subaerial volcanic materials crop out at the bottom of the main valleys (barrancos Valle Gran Rey, Erque, Benchijigua and La Villa).

gorge,abyss,canyon,ravine,gully,gulf,pass,defile,couloir,crevasse,cleft,rift,rent

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barranco

/bəˈraŋkə/

noun

A narrow, winding river gorge.

The oldest subaerial volcanic materials crop out at the bottom of the main valleys (barrancos Valle Gran Rey, Erque, Benchijigua and La Villa).

gorge,abyss,canyon,ravine,gully,gulf,pass,defile,couloir,crevasse,cleft,rift,rent

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barrancas

/bəˈraŋkə/

noun

A narrow, winding river gorge.

The oldest subaerial volcanic materials crop out at the bottom of the main valleys (barrancos Valle Gran Rey, Erque, Benchijigua and La Villa).

gorge,abyss,canyon,ravine,gully,gulf,pass,defile,couloir,crevasse,cleft,rift,rent

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barranca

/bəˈrɑŋkə/

noun

A narrow, winding river gorge.

The oldest subaerial volcanic materials crop out at the bottom of the main valleys (barrancos Valle Gran Rey, Erque, Benchijigua and La Villa).

gorge,abyss,canyon,ravine,gully,gulf,pass,defile,couloir,crevasse,cleft,rift,rent

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arroyos

/əˈrɔɪəʊ/

noun

A steep-sided gully formed by the action of fast-flowing water in an arid or semi-arid region, found chiefly in the south-western US.

Chaparral is found on north- and east-facing slopes on the side of the island facing the mainland and also in arroyos (dry gullies that carry water after a rain) on the Pacific slopes.

gorge,abyss,canyon,ravine,gully,gulf,pass,defile,couloir,crevasse,cleft,rift,rent

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arroyo

/əˈrɔɪˌ(j)oʊ/

noun

A steep-sided gully formed by the action of fast-flowing water in an arid or semi-arid region, found chiefly in the southwestern US.

Chaparral is found on north- and east-facing slopes on the side of the island facing the mainland and also in arroyos (dry gullies that carry water after a rain) on the Pacific slopes.

gorge,abyss,canyon,ravine,gully,gulf,pass,defile,couloir,crevasse,cleft,rift,rent

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