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ghat

noun \ˈgȯt, ˈgät\

Definition of GHAT

:  a broad flight of steps that is situated on an Indian riverbank and that provides access to the water especially for bathing
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Origin of GHAT

Hindi & Urdu ghāṭ, from Sanskrit ghaṭṭa
First Known Use: 1783

Rhymes with GHAT

aught, baht, blot, bot, clot, cot, dot, grot, hot, jot, khat, knot, kyat, lot, lotte, Mott, motte, naught, not, plot, pot, rot, scot, Scot, shot, skat, slot, snot, sot, spot, squat, stot, swat, swot, tot, trot, watt, Watt, what, wot, yacht

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