Arroyo
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈɹɔɪ.əʊ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Arroyo is a noun meaning A dry creek or streambed, a gulch which temporarily or seasonally fills and flows (after sufficient rain).
Meaning
A dry creek or streambed, a gulch which temporarily or seasonally fills and flows (after sufficient rain).
More Meanings
- Any watercourse; any rivulet (whether it flows year-round or only seasonally).
Example Sentences
Near-synonyms: wadi, nahal, wash, dry wash (synonymous other than regiolectal specificity)
Across the field were the tents, and beyond them the brown cottonfields that stretched out of sight to the brown arroyo foothills and then the snow-capped Sierras in the morning air.
Word Forms
- arroyos
Synonyms for arroyo
Depending on context, synonyms include wadi, nahal, wash.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ravine, gully, valley, stream, wadi, cliff.
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