n.
(pl. gullies)
-
(also gulley)
a narrow channel formed by the action of water.
▸a gutter or drain.
- Cricket a fielding position on the off side between point and the slips.
v.
(also
gulley)
[
usu. as adj. gullied]
(of water) erode gullies into (land).
Etymology
C16 (in the sense ‘gullet’): from Fr. goulet (see gullet).
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