ghats
ghats Lexical Profile
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• noun
(Usually capitalized) Either of two major mountain ranges in peninsular India, the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats, which run parallel to the western and eastern coasts along the edges of the Deccan Plateau.
(In South Asia) Broad flights of stone steps leading down to the bank of a river or body of water, used by bathers, worshippers, or for religious ceremonies and cremations.
"Early in the morning, pilgrims gathered along the stone ghats of the Ganges River to perform ritual ablutions."
(In South Asia) Mountain passes, steep escarpments, or winding mountain roads leading down from a plateau or highland region.
"The bus navigated the steep, winding ghats carefully during the heavy monsoon rains."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi 'ghat', from Sanskrit 'ghatta' meaning a landing place or steps by a river; in the mountain range sense, influenced by Dravidian roots meaning mountain pass or steep slope.