ghat

or ghaut

[ gawt, got ]
/ gɔt, gɒt /

noun (in India)

a wide set of steps descending to a river, especially a river used for bathing.
a mountain pass.
a mountain range or escarpment.

Origin of ghat

1595–1605; < Hindi ghāṭ < Sanskrit ghaṭṭa

Words nearby ghat

gharial, gharry, ghast, ghastful, ghastly, ghat, ghats, ghaut, ghazali, ghazi, ghaziabad

Example sentences from the Web for ghaut

British Dictionary definitions for ghaut (1 of 2)

ghaut
/ (ɡʌt) /

noun

Caribbean a small cleft in a hill through which a rivulet runs down to the sea

Word Origin for ghaut

C17 gaot, a mountain pass, from Hindi: ghat

British Dictionary definitions for ghaut (2 of 2)

ghat
/ (ɡɔːt) /

noun (in India)

stairs or a passage leading down to a river
a mountain pass or mountain range
a place of cremation

Word Origin for ghat

C17: from Hindi ghāt, from Sanskrit ghatta