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gilgais

gilgais is the plural of gilgai.

Meaning of gilgai

Noun

gilgai (plural gilgais)

  1. (Australia) A small concavity or depression between ridges, where rainwater gathers.
    • Though it wasn′t a heavy storm it was enough to put water in gilgai holes and scatter the horses.1988, Tom Cole, Hell West and Crooked, Angus & Robertson, published 1995, page 160
    Synonyms:
    crab-hole, dead-men's grave, melon hole

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Questions about gilgais

What is gilgais the plural of?
Gilgais is the plural of gilgai.

Words near gilgais in the dictionary

  1. Gilfords
  2. Gilfoyle
  3. Gilfoyles
  4. GILFs
  5. gilgai
  6. gilgais
  7. Gilgal
  8. Gilgamesh
  9. Gilgameshian
  10. Gilgamos
  11. Gilgandra

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