Gulley
/ˈɡʌli/noun
A narrow channel or ravine worn by water, or a drain along a street.
Did you know?The word is a variant spelling of *gully*, which likely came through dialectal English from a source meaning a channel or ditch, and it has no hidden occult root despite its dramatic, earth-cutting image.
Etymological Timeline
Middle English
English
gole
“a channel, furrow, or ditch”
16th Century
English
gullye
“a ravine or water-cut channel”
17th–18th Century
English
gully
“a ditch or small ravine formed by running water”
Modern English
English
gulley
“a variant spelling of gully, meaning a narrow channel or ravine”