A place, (S,) or a cavern, in which passengers shelter themselves from rain &c.: plural أَوْلَاجٌ and وَلَجٌ, (S, K,) [or rather the latter, which is omitted in the CK, is a coll. gen. n., of which ولجة is the n. un.] or وُلُجٌ. (L.)
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Also, A bend, or place of bending, of a valley: (IAar:) plural as above. (K.)