Definitions for wadiˈwɑ di
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
wa•di*ˈwɑ di(n.)(pl.)-dis or -dies.
or wa•dy
the channel of a watercourse that is dry except during periods of rainfall.
Category: Geology, Geography (terms)
the watercourse itself.
Category: Geology, Geography (terms)
* (in Arabia, Syria, northern Africa, etc.).
Origin of wadi:
1830–40; < Ar wādī
Princeton's WordNet
wadi(noun)
gully or streambed in northern Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during rainy season
Wiktionary
wadi(Noun)
A valley, gully, or stream bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season.
Origin: From واد.
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