wadi
wadi
Definition
wadi (wä′dē)
noun pl. -·dis or -·dies
in Arabia, N Africa, etc.,
- a valley, ravine, or watercourse that is dry except during the rainy season
- the stream or rush of water that flows through it
Etymology: Ar wādī, channel of a river, a river, ravine, valley
wadi
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- cross: We had to cross a very steep wadi - Hassan looked nervous but the Land Rover didn't falter.
Adjective modifier
- dry: Several hundred meters east is a single palm sitting the dry wadi.
- small: We took them a few miles and they pointed to a small wadi where they had a friend who could sell them flour.
- nearby: The next day we briefly searched the road and the nearby wadi, but found only one relatively fresh dung.
- shallow: The ' southern ' end of the model, where houses ran along the edge of a shallow wadi.
- sandy: The pass was marked by a long sandy wadi which flowed out onto the plain.
- large: Wadi Allaqi is the largest wadi in the southern part of the Eastern Desert of Egypt.
Modifies a noun
- floor: View of the wadi floor down which human remains from the South Tombs cemetery have been washed.
- bashing: Don't underestimate wadi bashing - it's very exciting indeed!
- rum: Wadi Rum was of course simply awe-inspiring, the vastness of the desert being offset by the sheer beauty of the mountains.
- edge: Return to text Figure 2 Cemetery on wadi edge with numerous robber holes, as seen from above.
- bed: Explore the amazing geology of Jordan: wadi beds cut deep through rock of many hues, and spectacular peaks and ravines.
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