water ga

1. A cavity made in the earth by a torrent of water; a washout. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A watery appearance in the sky, accompanying the rainbow; a secondary or broken rainbow. [ 1913 Webster ]

These water galls, in her dim element,
Foretell new storms to those already spent. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

False good news are [ is ] always produced by true good, like the water gall by the rainbow. Walpole. [ 1913 Webster ]

(O. E. Law) A passage for water, such as was usually made in a sea wall, to drain water out of marshes. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Chem.) See under Gas. [ 1913 Webster ]

A gate, or valve, by which a flow of water is permitted, prevented, or regulated. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Written also water gage. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A wall or bank to hold water back. Craig. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An instrument for measuring or ascertaining the depth or quantity of water, or for indicating the height of its surface, as in the boiler of a steam engine. See Gauge. [ 1913 Webster ]