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

In a research paper published last year, hydrologist Abdelwanees A. R. Ashoor of Libya's Omar Al-Mukhtar University said repeated flooding of the seasonal riverbed, or wadi, was a threat to Derna.

From Reuters • Sep. 12, 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

Shortly before daybreak, we reached the "wadi" of Hunain, at the entrance of an extremely narrow and deep defile.

From The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah by Dinet, Etienne