Nullah

Nullah
Nullah Nul"lah, n. [Hind. n[=a]l[=a], fr. Skr. n[=a]la tube.] A water course, esp. a dry one; a gully; a gorge; -- orig. an East Indian term. --E. Arnold. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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