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- DictionaryGul·ly/ˈɡəlē/
noun
- 1. a ravine formed by the action of water.
verb
- 1. (of water) make gullies or deep channels in (land): "the track was gulleyed by rain"
gul· ly ˈgə-lē. variants or less commonly gulley. plural gullies. 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.
A gully is a landform created by running water, mass movement, or commonly a combination of both eroding sharply into soil or other relatively erodible material, typically on a hillside or in river floodplains or terraces.
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.
GULLY definition: 1. a narrow valley or channel with steep sides, made by a fast-flowing stream: 2. an artificial…. 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.
Gully, trench cut into land by the erosion of an accelerated stream of water. Various conditions make such erosion possible: the natural vegetation securing the soil may have been destroyed by human action, by fire, or by a climatic change; or an exceptional storm may send in torrents of water down.
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.