The meaning of BARRANCA is a deep gully or arroyo with steep sides.

noun · a steep-walled ravine or gorge. · a gully with steep sides; arroyo.

a deep ravine or a steep cliff, esp. in the Southwest. : also barˈranco (bəˈræŋkoʊ ) Word forms: plural barˈrancos. Webster's New World College Dictionary, ...

Jun 11, 2023 · A barranca is a steep-sided ravine, gully, or gorge of varying width and depth that is a common feature of the landscape in Southern California.

noun A deep ravine, mountain-gorge, or defile: a word frequently used by writers on Mexican and South American geography and travel.

Aug 29, 2020 · A barranca is a deep gorge or canyon. A word of Spanish American origin, the term 'barranca' stems from the Spanish word for “cliff, ...

Jun 15, 2023 · A barranca is defined as a "narrow, winding river gorge" and comes from the Spanish word meaning cliff, precipice, gully or ravine. They are ...

Jun 15, 2023 · The word is barranca — pronounced “burr-ahng-kuh” — and it describes a narrow, winding, steep-walled gully or river gorge typically found in ...

…a series of gorges, or barrancas, the most spectacular of which is the complex known as Copper Canyon (Barranca del Cobre) in southwestern Chihuahua state.