Meaning & use
wadi
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A valley or riverbed in a desert region that stays dry except during periods of rainfall.
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Flash floods can turn a quiet wadi into a rushing torrent within minutes.
The trekkers followed the wadi through the canyon to find shade from the sun.
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Borrowed from Arabic, "wadi" is standard terminology in geography and travel writing about North Africa and the Middle East.
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