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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 the streambed.
Meaning of gully in English. gully. noun. (also gulley) uk / ˈɡʌl.i / us / ˈɡʌl.i / gully noun (CHANNEL) Add to word list. [ C ] (US also gulch) a narrow valley or channel with steep sides, made by a fast-flowing stream: Gullies and ravines can swell with floodwaters after heavy rain.
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 noun. also gulley / ˈgʌli/. plural gullies also gulleys. Britannica Dictionary definition of GULLY. [count] : a long, narrow cut or low area in the ground that water moves through when it rains. GULLY meaning: a long, narrow cut or low area in the ground that water moves through when it rains.
Apr 28, 2024 · 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.
GULLY definition: a narrow valley that is usually dry except after a lot of rain. Learn more.
1. (Physical Geography) a channel or small valley, esp one cut by heavy rainwater. 2. (Physical Geography) NZ a small bush-clad valley. 3. (Mountaineering) a deep, wide fissure between two buttresses in a mountain face, sometimes containing a stream or scree. 4. (Cricket) cricket. a. a fielding position between the slips and point.
