Ghat

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɡɔːt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(gôt, got)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ghat  (gôt, got),USA pronunciation n. (in India)
  1. a wide set of steps descending to a river, esp. a river used for bathing.
  2. British Empirea mountain pass.
  3. British Empirea mountain range or escarpment.
Also, ghaut. 
  • Sanskrit ghaṭṭa
  • Hindi ghāṭ
  • 1595–1605

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ghat / ɡɒt ɡɔːt/ (in India)
  1. stairs or a passage leading down to a river
  2. a mountain pass or mountain range
  3. a place of cremation
Etymology: 17th Century: from Hindi ghāt, from Sanskrit ghaṭṭa
'Ghat' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
burning ghat

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