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gully

Long, narrow, steep-sided valley with a flat floor. Gullies are formed by water erosion and are more common in unconsolidated rock and soils that are easily eroded. They may be formed very rapidly during periods of heavy rainfall and are common in arid areas that have periods of heavy rain. Gully formation in more temperate areas is common where the vegetation cover has been destroyed or reduced, for example as a result of fire or agricultural clearance.
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One inhabited a deep pond, far removed from public view; the other lived in a gully containing little water, and traversed by a country road.
Fables by Aesop View in context
This declivity swept down a couple of hundred feet, into a gully which curved around and ended at a precipice eight hundred feet high, overlooking a glacier.
A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
So the old Nome climbed the foothills and trudged along the wild mountain paths until he came to a big gully that encircled the Mountain of Phantastico and marked the boundary line of the dominion of the Phanfasms.
The Emerald City of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context
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