ghats

English - Turkish

Definition of ghats in English Turkish dictionary

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ghat

hint dağ geçidi

ghat

dağ geçidi

ghat

{i} ganj nehrine inen merdiven

ghat

merdiven/dağ/geçit

English - English

Definition of ghats in English English dictionary

Two mountain ranges of southern India, separated by the Deccan Plateau. The Eastern Ghats extend about 1,448 km (900 mi) along the coast of the Bay of Bengal. The Western Ghats extend about 1,609 km (1,000 mi) along the coast of the Arabian Sea. two lines of mountains in South India. The Western Ghats run along the coast of the Arabian Sea, and the Eastern Ghats run along the Bay of Bengal

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ghat

A burning-ghat

ghat

A mountain pass

ghat

A descending path or stairway to a river; a ford or landing-place

Chunks of wood were being built into funeral pyres on the steps of the ghat that went down into the water; four bodies were burning on the ghat steps when we got there.

Eastern and Western Ghats

Two mountain ranges forming the edges of the Deccan plateau in southern India. The Eastern Ghats extend about 500 mi (800 km) along the southeastern and eastern coast north to the mouth of the Mahanadi River; their average elevation is about 2,000 ft (600 m). The Western Ghats run 800 mi (1,290 km) along the southwestern and western coast north to the mouth of the Tapti River; their elevations range from 3,000 ft (900 m) to 5,000 ft (1,500 m). Because they receive heavy rainfall during the monsoon season, the Western Ghats comprise peninsular India's principal watershed

ghat

stairway in India leading down to a landing on the water

ghat

Stairs descending to a river; a landing place; a wharf

ghat

A pass through a mountain

ghat

Steps at the bank of a river where believers take a ritual bath Also a spot where people do their laundry and where as in Varanasi (travelogue day 19) there are cremations

ghat

A range of mountains

ghat

A boat-landing stage or bathing-place on the bank of a river, lake, or a pond

ghat

{i} mountain pass (in India); mountain range; river landing

ghat

Heart

ghat

flat area like a river bank; also place like this where cremations are performed

ghat

A set of steps leading down to water Varanasi (1), Varanasi (2), Gadi Sagar (Jaisalmer)

ghat

Station

Hyphenation

Ghats

Etymology

[ 'got, 'gät ] (noun.) 1783. Hindi ghAt, from Sanskrit ghatta.