stepwell
/ˈstepwel/noun
उच्चारण स्टेप्वेल
बावड़ी, बावली
Core word
noun
- 1
[C]
a deep well or pond with flights of steps leading down to the water, built especially in western India in the past
बावड़ी, बावली
- Rani ki Vav in Gujarat is a famous stepwell.
- People climbed down the stepwell to fetch water in summer.
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General knowledge
Rani ki Vav, a stepwell at Patan in Gujarat, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
GK: गुजरात के पाटन में स्थित बावड़ी रानी की वाव UNESCO विश्व धरोहर स्थल है।