ghat


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ghat /gɑːt/
noun
  • 1 (in the Indian subcontinent) a flight of steps leading down to a river.

    ■ a level place on the edge of a river where Hindus cremate their dead.

  • 2 (in the Indian subcontinent) a mountain pass.
– origin from Hindi ghāṭ.
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