wadi.

A valley or channel in an arid region that carries water intermittently, commonly after rain.

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Words that belong together

• dry wadi
• flooded wadi

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The dry wadi offered a sheltered route through the hills.

By evening the flooded wadi had cut them off.

Usage notes

Primary category: environment. Forms: Singular wadi; plural wadis. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.