Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Ghat \Ghat\ Ghaut \Ghaut\, n. [Hind. gh[=a]t.]
   1. A pass through a mountain. [India] --J. D. Hooker.

   2. A range of mountains. --Balfour (Cyc. of Ind. ).

   3. Stairs descending to a river; a landing place; a wharf.
      [India] --Malcom.