GHAT

ghat

(noun) stairway in India leading down to a landing on the water

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ghat (plural ghats)

(India) A descending path or stairway to a river; a ford or landing-place.

(India) A mountain range.

(India) A mountain pass.

A steep ravine leading to the sea.

(India) A burning-ghat.

Anagrams

• GTHA

Source: Wiktionary


Ghat Ghaut, n. Etym: [Hind. ghat.]

1. A pass through a mountain. [India] J. D. Hooker.

2. A range of mountains. Balfour (Cyc. of Ind. ).

3. Stairs descending to a river; a landing place; a wharf. [India] Malcom.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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