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Ghauts

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Ghauts

  1. Alternative form of Ghats.
    • 1897, Anna Harriette Leonowens, Life and Travel in India..., page 211:
      At three o'clock the next morning we began the ascent of the Ghauts in palanquins, or, as they are commonly called, palkees, with coolies to transport our baggage and provisions.