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noun
A descending path or stairway to a river; a ford or landing-place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India
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noun
A mountain range.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India
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noun
A mountain pass.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India
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noun
A steep ravine leading to the sea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Caribbean
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noun
A burning-ghat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India
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noun
stairway in India leading down to a landing on the water
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: stairway, staircase
History
Borrowed from Hindi घाट (ghāṭ, “pier”), from Sanskrit घट्ट (ghaṭṭa, “a landing-place, steps on the side of a river leading to the waters”), from Dravidian. Compare Telugu గట్టు (gaṭṭu, “dam, embankment”), కట్ట (kaṭṭa, “dam, embankment”), derived from కట్టు (kaṭṭu, “to tie”).
