wadi
Example Sentences
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A series of bridges had crossed the wadi, connecting the port area with the western side of the city.
From BBC • Sep. 14, 2023
An academic published a paper in 2022 said that repeated flooding threatened the dams built in a wadi, a usually dry riverbed, above the city and urged immediate maintenance.
From Reuters • Sep. 13, 2023
We found our way to a wide, gently sloping trail that wound for several miles along a wadi, or gorge.
From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2011
“It shows a very strong sensitivity to the geology in the choice of colors for the rock, and also in the little colored spots that represent the gravel on the wadi floor,” Harrell said.
From National Geographic
We encamped on the opposite side of the wadi from the town of Arrawa, which is perched on a raised plateau of earth banks.
From Southern Arabia by Bent, Theodore
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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