arroyo

1. A dry creek or streambed, a gulch which temporarily or seasonally fills and flows (after sufficient rain).

   Near-synonyms: wadi, nahal, wash, dry wash (synonymous other than regiolectal specificity)

   Rivier

2. Any watercourse; any rivulet (whether it flows year-round or only seasonally).

1. Arroyo is just another name for a wash.

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2. Arroyo is just another word for a wash.

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3. The cave is inaccessible during a flash flood because the arroyo turns into a raging river.

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4. The arroyos in Arizona sometimes run with water after a rainfall.

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