Ghat Definition

gôt, gät
ghats
noun
A broad flight of steps leading down to the bank of a river in India, used especially by bathers.
American Heritage
In India,
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Ghat

Noun

Singular:
ghat
Plural:
Ghats

Origin of Ghat

  • From Hindi घाट (ghāṭ, “pier”), from Sanskrit घट्ट (ghaṭṭa, “a landing place, steps on the side of a river leading to the waters”), probably of Dravidian origin; akin to Telugu కట్ట (kaṭṭa, “dam, embankment”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Hindi ghāt from Sanskrit ghaṭṭaḥ probably of Dravidian origin Telugu kaṭṭu, gaṭṭu dam, embankment

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Ghat Sentence Examples

  • Near the Manikarnika ghat is the well held to have been dug by Vishnu and filled with his sweat; great numbers of pilgrims bathe in its venerated water.

  • Born and bred in or near the Western Ghat mountains and the numerous tributary ranges, they have all the qualities of mountaineers.

  • A few feet away, down in the bathing ghat, women wash their clothes in the same water.

  • About three-quarters of a mile away, on the banks of the river Ganges, is the Massacre Ghat.

  • Ghat is an important centre of the caravan trade between the Nigerian states and the seaports of the Mediterranean.

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Words Starting With

GGHGHA

Words Ending With

TATHAT

Unscrambles

ghat

Words Starting With G and Ending With T

Starts With G & Ends With TStarts With GH & Ends With TStarts With G & Ends With AT

Word Length

4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With G4 Letter Words Ending With T