Ghat definition

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A broad flight of steps leading down to the bank of a river in India, used especially by bathers.
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(India) A descending path or stairway to a river; a ford or landing-place.

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(India) A mountain pass.
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In India,
  • A mountain pass.
  • A flight of steps leading down to a river landing for ritual bathers.
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(India) A mountain range.

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(India) A burning-ghat.
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Alternative Forms

Alternative Form of ghat - ghaut

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Noun

Singular:
ghat
Plural:
Ghats

Origin of ghat

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

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

  • 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

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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