Wadi
noun, plural wadis. (in Arabia, Syria, northern Africa, etc.)
1.
the channel of a watercourse that is dry except during periods of rainfall.
2.
such a stream or watercourse itself.
3.
a valley.
noun (pl) -dies
1.
a watercourse in N Africa and Arabia, dry except in the rainy season
wadi
(wä’dē)
A gully or streambed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season.
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