Synonyms for gulch

Most common

canyon · ravine · gully · flume

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A ravine-like or deep V-shaped valley, often eroded by flash floods; shallower than a canyon and deeper than a gully.

Forms

Plural

gulches → canyons, ravines, gullies, flumes…

Example sentences

• canyon Tom and Mary rode their horses through the canyon.
• ravine Oleg was chasing after Anna through the ravine.
• gully I fell over a ledge of rock into a gully below.
• flume Benedito and his friends will ride the log flume.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

gully², flume¹

6 letters

canyon², ravine²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gully² = 2 syllables).