Barranca
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /bəˈɹæŋkə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Barranca is a noun meaning A steep-sided gulch or arroyo; a canyon or ravine.
Meaning
A steep-sided gulch or arroyo; a canyon or ravine.
Example Sentences
[…]his hero, the Consul, is shot and thrown down the barranca followed by a dead dog.
Have you ever been south of Monterey? / Barrancas carve the coastline / And the chaparral flows to the sea / 'Neath waves of golden sunshine
“Well: hardly,” said the Consul, softly as before, casting a suspicious eye for his part in the other direction at some maguey growing beyond the barranca, like a battalion moving up a slope under machine-gun fire.
Word Forms
- barrancas
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include barranco, arroyo, gully, ravine, quebrada, rampart.
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