gulch (noun)

1. During the gold rush in the 1800s, many settlers tried to cross the treacherous gulch to reach the rumored gold mines.

2. As they ventured deeper into the haunted forest, the group stumbled upon a mysterious gulch with blood-red water flowing through it.

3. In the distant future, humanity has colonized Mars and built a bustling city along a narrow gulch filled with advanced hydroponic systems.

4. According to ancient Greek mythology, the river Styx was said to flow through a dark gulch in the underworld, serving as the boundary between the realms of the living and the dead.