ghat

noun4

1. •
   (India) A descending path or stairway to a river; a ford or landing-place.

   • The abrupt escarpment of the western Ghats condenses so much of the moisture of the south-west monsoon — 1855
2. •
   (India) A burning-ghat.
3. •
   (India) A mountain range.
4. •
   (India) A mountain pass.