arroyo
noun
a narrow valley in a North or South American desert that is usually dry but carries water during a rain storm
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noun
a narrow valley in a North or South American desert that is usually dry but carries water during a rain storm
noun
a long narrow valley with very steep sides that used to have water flowing quickly along it but is now usually dry
another spelling of gully
noun
a valley that is dry for most of the year, but full of water in the monsoon (=season of rain)
noun
a valley with steep sides, produced when the land between two parallel cracks in the ground sinks
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a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken
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