wadi
/ˈwɑːdi
/ /ˈwɒdi /noun (plural wadis)
(In certain Arabic-speaking countries) a valley, ravine, or channel that is dry except in the rainy season.In the Gaza Strip, runoff water is collected in small wadis and valleys within the area....
- Thatched African huts are built on the hillside above the wadi.
- It is at least another day's drive to el Geneina, if the road is not cut by wadis carrying rainwater from the massif of Jebel Marra.
Origin
Early 17th century: from Arabic wādī.
Rhymes
- parapetless
- parapet line
- parapet wall
- paraph
- paraphasia
- paraphasic
- paraphenylenediamine
- parapherna
- paraphernal
- paraphernalia
- paraphernaul
- paraphilia
- paraphiliac
- paraphilic
- paraphimosis
- paraphimotic
- paraphonic
- paraphrasability
- paraphrasable
- paraphrase
- paraphraser
- paraphrasia
- paraphrasis
- paraphrasist
- paraphrast