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Western gulch
Answer for the clue "Western gulch ", 6 letters:
arroyo
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Word definitions for arroyo in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Arroyo is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include: Arts Carlos Arroyo (architect) (born 1964), Spanish architect Eduardo Arroyo , Spanish painter Martina Arroyo , American soprano Joe Arroyo , Colombian musician Politics Carlos Alberto ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A dry creek or stream bed, a gulch which temporarily or seasonally fills and flows (after sufficient rain). 2 Any water course; any rivulet (qualifier: whether it flows year-round or only seasonally).
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"watercourse, dry streambed," 1845, a California word, from American Spanish, in Spanish, "rivulet, small stream," from Latin arrugia "shaft or pit in a gold mine," apparently a compound of ad- "to" (see ad- ) + ruga "a wrinkle" (see rough (adj.)).
Usage examples of arroyo.
At fifty, Arroyo looked sleek, slick, and ready for prime time, his razor-cut pompadour in perfect order, glasses lightly tinted, manicured nails buffed to a subtle gloss.
Reverend Arroyo pushed through the crowd, his creamy suit smudged, tie askew.
Tell the law I think Arroyo had his own building bombed as part of a fund-raising scam?
I pieced together from the public records for Detectives Arroyo and De La Rosa.
Detectives Arroyo and De La Rosa provided testimony that convicted those corrupt officers along with the robbers.
During our absence, Arroyo and De La Rosa will continue to practice with the dragon wings and purchase additional ssupplies for three more crewmates.
La Rosa and Arroyo exchanged another look, but instead of amusement, this time their eyes held shocked respect for Sonia.
Taller than Rulagh by three inches, Arroyo flexed his muscled arms and waited with his legs braced for action.
Rodriguez, Senor Arroyo and I have agreed to accept your generous offer of employment.
As they approached the police lines, Reverend Arroyo pushed through the crowd, his creamy suit smudged, tie askew.
In the spring, down below, a new construction crew from Detroit began work on the Arroyo Chapel expansion.
He rolled twice and fell over the edge of the arroyo to the floor thirty feet below.
Laura had gone only twenty yards along the edge of the arroyo, she discovered a wide channel leading straight down to the floor of that dry river, unobstructed by rocks or mesquite.
With the second Uzi held before her in both hands, she sat on the edge of the arroyo and shoved off into the slide that Chris had already used.
The arroyo would have scores of tributaries spread out across the desert, and many of those tributaries would have tributaries of their own.