Thesaurus: water gall
A cavity made in the earth by a torrent of water; a washout.
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Definitions
- A cavity made in the earth by a torrent of water; a washout.
- A watery appearance in the sky, accompanying the rainbow; a secondary or broken rainbow.
- 1. A cavity made in the earth by a torrent of water; a washout. 2. A watery appearance in the sky, accompanying the rainbow; a secondary or broken rainbow. These water galls, in her dim element, Foretell new storms to those already spent. Shak. False good news are [is] always produced by true good, like the water gall by the rainbow. Walpole.