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Meaning of GHAT

Pronunciation:  got

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  stairway in India leading down to a landing on the water
 
 See Also: staircase, stairs, stairway, steps

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ghat\ Ghaut \Ghaut\, n. [Hind. gh[=a]t.]
1. A pass through a mountain. [India] --J. D. Hooker.
2. A range of mountains. --Balfour (Cyc. of Ind. ).
3. Stairs descending to a river; a landing place; a wharf.
   [India] --Malcom.
 

 

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