wadi
noun/ˈwɑdi/
Etymology Borrowed from Arabic وَادِي, وَادٍ (wādī, wādin, “valley, riverbed, ravine”).
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A valley, gully, or stream bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season.
- Near-synonyms: nahal, wash, dry wash, arroyo (synonymous other than regiolectal specificity)