noun
- plural of wadi: dry riverbeds or valleys in desert regions that fill with water during rainy seasons
Usage: geography
Examples
- The flash flood filled the wadis with rushing water.
- Travelers must be careful when camping in wadis during the rainy season.
- The ancient trade routes followed the wadis across the desert.
- Many wadis in the Middle East remain dry for most of the year.
- The archaeologists discovered pottery fragments in the sandy wadis.
- Desert plants often grow along the edges of wadis where water occasionally flows.