arroyo

Plural: arroyos

Noun

• A steep-sided gully cut by running water in an arid region.
• a stream or brook
• A dry creek or streambed, a gulch which temporarily or seasonally fills and flows (after sufficient rain).
• Any watercourse; any rivulet (whether it flows year-round or only seasonally).

Examples

• The empty column on the board was an arroyo just waiting for a high-scoring word.

Related Words

coulee, draw, wash