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wadi Definition

wadi ()

noun pl. -·dis or -·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

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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