The cave is inaccessible during a flash flood because the arroyo turns into a raging river.
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Arroyo
//əˈɹɔɪ.oʊ//
Synonyms for "arroyo" (95 found)
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15 translations across 10 languages.
French
1 entries- cadereau noun (creek which only seasonally flows)
Georgian
4 entries- სეზონურად მდინარე ნაკადული noun (creek which only seasonally flows)
- სეზონურად მდინარე რუ noun (creek which only seasonally flows)
- შრობადი კალაპოტის ნაკადული noun (creek which only seasonally flows)
- შრობადი კალაპოტის რუ noun (creek which only seasonally flows)
German
1 entries- Rivier noun (creek which only seasonally flows)
Navajo
1 entries- bikooh noun (any water course)
Panamint
2 entries- hunuppin noun (creek which only seasonally flows)
- okkwaitaippüh noun (creek which only seasonally flows)
Portuguese
1 entries- arroio noun (any water course)
Spanish
2 entries- arroyo noun (creek which only seasonally flows)
- arroyo noun (any water course)
Tamil
1 entries- ஆறு noun (any water course)
Taos
1 entries- hə̏olune noun (any water course)
Welsh
1 entries- sychnant noun (creek which only seasonally flows)
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Arroyo is just another name for a wash.
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Arroyo is just another word for a wash.
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Near-synonyms: wadi, nahal
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