Dhoby Ghaut
Dhoby Ghaut () is a place in Singapore that often refers to the Dhoby Ghaut MRT station, a major interchange station on Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit network connecting the North-South Line, North East Line, and the Circle Line. As a place, Dhoby Ghaut lies along the eastern end of Orchard Road. There is a shopping mall above the MRT station called Plaza Singapura. Etymology. Dhoby Ghaut was influenced from "Dhobi Ghat" (, : "Dhobī Ghāṭ"), which literally means "washerman's place" in Hindi, from "dhobi", "washerman" or one that does laundry, and "ghat", referring to a series of steps  leading down to a body of water, as in the case of the Varanasi ghats by the Ganges. The Hindi term "ghat" passed into English usage during the British occupation of India, and was later anglicised to "ghaut". Around this time, the British had also ruled Singapore, which influenced naming this area. Early history. Until the early 1900s, the "dhobis" used water from a clear stream that flowed into "Sungai Bras Basah", now Stamford Canal. This stream now exists as a large drain beside Handy Road. The "ghats", or steps leading down to the stream, were demolished when "Sungai Bras  Basah" was canalised. The "dhobis" would then dry the laundry at Dhoby Green, the open park bounded by Stamford Road, Handy Road, Bras Basah Road and Prinsep Street.