n.
Variant: also gul · ley
Pronunciation: ' g ə -l ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural gullies
Etymology: obsolete English gully gullet, probably alter of Middle English golet ravine, throat
Date: 1637
1 : a trench which was orig. worn in the earth by running water and through which water often runs after rains
2 : a small valley or gulch