Arroyos provide a water source to desert animals. Arroyos can be natural fluvial landforms or constructed flood control channels. The term usually applies to a sloped or mountainous terrain in …

The meaning of ARROYO is a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region.

arroyo, a dry channel lying in a semiarid or desert area and subject to flash flooding during seasonal or irregular rainstorms. Such transitory streams, rivers, or creeks are noted for their gullying effects and …

/ əˈrɔɪ·ə, -oʊ / Add to word list (in the southwestern US) a narrow channel in the ground that is usually dry but becomes a stream after heavy rain (Definition of arroyo from the Cambridge Academic …

Apr 25, 2017 · Arroyo is a Spanish word for Brook and refers to a dry creek, a gulch, or a stream bed that momentarily and occasionally fills up and flows when there is a heavy downpour.

ARROYO definition: (chiefly in southwest U.S.) a small steep-sided watercourse or gulch with a nearly flat floor: usually dry except after heavy rains. See examples of arroyo used in a sentence.

Dec 11, 2025 · arroyo m (plural arroyos) stream, brook, creek (whether it flows year-round or only seasonally)

Ever see a dried out stream or brook that sometimes, after a good rain, is racing with water? That's an arroyo, or a creek that dries out and fills with water depending on the time of year and weather.

/ əˈrɔɪ·ə, -oʊ / Add to word list (in the southwestern US) a narrow channel in the ground that is usually dry but becomes a stream after heavy rain (Definition of arroyo from the Cambridge Academic …

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