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wadi (wä′dē)

noun pl. wadis -·dis or wadies -·dies

in Arabia, N Africa, etc.,
  1. a valley, ravine, or watercourse that is dry except during the rainy season
  2. the stream or rush of water that flows through it

Etymology: Ar wādī, channel of a river, a river, ravine, valley

Also sp. wady wa′dy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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