wadi

• Substantif désignant une vallée, un ravin ou un lit de rivière dans les régions arides d'Afrique du Nord et du Moyen-Orient, qui reste sec sauf pendant la saison des pluies.

A noun referring to a valley, gully, or streambed in arid regions of northern Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during the rainy season.

1. Dry riverbedC1formal

   A valley, gully, or streambed in arid regions of northern Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during the rainy season.

   Oued (lit sec)

   • The caravan crossed the dry wadi before the rains came.
   • Flash floods can suddenly fill a wadi with water.
   • Ancient settlements were often built near wadis for water access.

   Synonymesarroyogullyravinewash