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wadi

wa·di [ wdee ] (plural wa·dis or wa·dies) or wa·dy [ wdee ] (plural wa·dies)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. mainly dry water course: a steep-sided watercourse in dry regions of North Africa and southern Asia through which water flows only after heavy rainfalls

2. oasis: an oasis, especially in North Africa

[Early 17th century. < Arabic wādī "valley, river bed"]
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