Definition of "jhil" []

• Alternative form of jheel. (noun)

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• "Between this range and the hills, which form the southern boundary of Kohistan, lay a lake, or rather _jhil_, a barrier between which and the commanding Bimaru ridge no enemy would dare to advance."
• "Here and there the party had to ford a jhil -- an extensive shallow lake formed by the rains."
• "There was another _jhil_ to our left front, but at some little distance off, and our only chance seemed to be in riding hard enough to get round the enemy's flank before they could get close enough to this _jhil_ to stop us."