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单词 arroyo
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arroyo

(ərɔɪoʊ)
Word forms: arroyos
countable noun
An arroyo is a dry stream bed with steep sides.
[mainly US]
He checked the sandy areas of the arroyo for any tracks.

arroyo in British English

(əˈrɔɪəʊ)
nounWord forms: plural -os mainly Southwestern US
a steep-sided stream bed that is usually dry except after heavy rain
Word origin
C19: from Spanish

Arroyo in British English

(əˈrɔɪjəʊ)
noun
Gloria Macapagal. born 1947, Filipino stateswoman; vice-president of the Philippines (1998–2001); president (2001–10)

arroyo in American English

(əˈrɔɪoʊ)
US
nounWord forms: plural arˈroyos Southwest
1. 
a dry gully
2. 
a rivulet or stream
Word origin
Sp < L arrugia, shaft or pit (in a gold mine)

Examples of 'arroyo' in a sentence
arroyo

Looking neither right nor left, the walkers ran down the arroyo, keeping the Heroes in sight.
Tepper, Sheri S. A PLAGUE OF ANGELS
These white hulks, so Coyote told them, came shuddering down the arroyo when spring floods sent a muddy fury rioting between the banks.
Tepper, Sheri S. A PLAGUE OF ANGELS
If D really intended to meet him in that arroyo, he'd have to use the open highway or cross some very rough terrain.
Duncan, Robert L THE SERPENT'S MARK
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