sheugh

chiefly Scottish
as in ditch
a long narrow channel dug in the earth fell into a sheugh while rambling over the Scottish moors

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Noun
  • In heavy rain, refrain from parking or walking near culverts or drainage ditches, where swift-moving water can pose a grave danger.
    Bay Area Weather Report, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
  • The bus, with 27 passengers a driver, rolled off the road into a ditch, the Washington State Patrol said.
    David Matthews, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Some are straightforward trenches with the bottoms chopped off; some update the silhouette with asymmetrical closures; some add hoods or capes to up the visual intrigue.
    Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Entire towns have been reduced to ruin or cut apart by trenches, in a grim callback to World War I. Now, the war in Ukraine has reached an apparent stasis.
    Mick Ryan, Foreign Affairs, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • For homeowners, advice includes ensuring lawns are cut short, overhanging branches are trimmed back, and gutters are cleared of leaves.
    Charlie Campbell / Melbourne and Canberra, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
  • The presence of Hardaway, who was traded to the Pistons this offseason for Quentin Grimes, has been significant in Detroit’s climb out of the NBA gutter.
    Hunter Patterson, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Sheugh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheugh. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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