What does Gully mean?

Definitions for Gully
ˈgʌl igul·ly

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Gully.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. gullynoun

    deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour)

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Gullyverb

    To run with noise.

    Etymology: corrupted from gurgle.

Wikipedia

  1. Gully

    A gully is a landform created by running water, mass movement, or commonly a combination of both eroding sharply into soil or other relatively erodible material, typically on a hillside or in river floodplains or terraces. Gullies resemble large ditches or small valleys, but are metres to tens of metres in depth and width and are characterised by a distinct 'headscarp' or 'headwall' and progress by headward (i.e. upstream) erosion. Gullies are commonly related to intermittent or ephemeral water flow usually associated with localised intense or protracted rainfall events, or snowmelt. Gullies can be formed and accelerated by cultivation practices on hillslopes (often gentle gradient) in farmland, and they can develop rapidly in rangelands from existing natural erosion forms subject to vegetative cover removal and livestock activity.

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  1. gully

    A gully is a deep ditch or channel cut into the earth by running water, especially after heavy rainfall. This natural feature is typically larger than a rill and smaller than a canyon, often caused by soil erosion. Gullies can be found in various landscapes such as mountains, hills, coasts, or even deserts.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Gullynoun

    a large knife

  2. Gullynoun

    a channel or hollow worn in the earth by a current of water; a short deep portion of a torrent's bed when dry

  3. Gullynoun

    a grooved iron rail or tram plate

  4. Gullyverb

    to wear into a gully or into gullies

  5. Gullyverb

    to flow noisily

  6. Etymology: [Formerly gullet.]

Wikidata

  1. Gully

    A gully is a landform created by running water, eroding sharply into soil, typically on a hillside. Gullies resemble large ditches or small valleys, but are metres to tens of metres in depth and width. When the gully formation is in process, the water flow rate can be substantial, which causes the significant deep cutting action into soil. Gullying or gully erosion is the process by which gullies are formed. Hillsides are more prone to gullying when they are cleared of vegetation, through deforestation, over-grazing or other means. The eroded soil is easily carried by the flowing water after being dislodged from the ground, normally when rainfall falls during short, intense storms such as during thunderstorms. The gully moves upward at a nick point. This is from interflow as well as surface runoff. This interflow is quite important for the propagation of the nick point and its migration upstream. Gullies reduce the productivity of farmland where they incise into the land, and produce sediment that may clog downstream waterbodies. Because of this, much effort is invested into the study of gullies within the scope of geomorphology, in the prevention of gully erosion, and in restoration of gullied landscapes. The total soil loss from gully formation and subsequent downstream river sedimentation can be sizable.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Gully

    gul′i, n. (Scot.) a big knife.—Also Gull′ey.

  2. Gully

    gul′i, n. a channel worn by running water: a ditch: a ravine.—v.t. to wear a gully or channel in.—p.adj. Gull′ied.—ns. Gull′y-hole, a manhole into a drain, &c.; Gull′y-hunt′er, one who picks up things from gutters. [Prob. gullet.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. gully

    The channels worn on the face of mountains by heavy rains. Also, a rivulet which empties itself into the sea.

Rap Dictionary

  1. gullyadjective

    To be tough or gangsta, with street mentality

  2. gullyadjective

    Brutal, Rude, Abrasive "I took the S off a scully, just to keep it gully..." (Akinyele on Large Professor's "1st Class" CD)

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. GULLY

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Gully is ranked #14233 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Gully surname appeared 2,107 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Gully.

    61.9% or 1,306 total occurrences were White.
    30.9% or 652 total occurrences were Black.
    2.4% or 51 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.9% or 42 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    1.4% or 30 total occurrences were Asian.
    1.2% or 26 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Gully in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Gully in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Gully in a Sentence

  1. Suraj Paudyal:

    It seems that a serac( a piece of glacial ice broke) and barreled down the couloir( a gully on a mountainside) from the top ridge of the mountain and the gust created the turbulence washing the climbers and staff from their tented camp at the base camp.

  2. Nick Cowie:

    There were two base jumpers, we don’t know the guys, just as we got to the top and start of the Aonach Eagach ridge we heard the first parachute deploy and saw them, i was blown away really, it’s such a sharp drop and narrow gully, no margin for error. My heart was in my mouth when he jumped and we were elated to see him sail off into the distance.

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