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valley
[ val-ee ]
noun
- an elongated depression between uplands, hills, or mountains, especially one following the course of a stream.
- an extensive, more or less flat, and relatively low region drained by a great river system.
- any depression or hollow resembling a valley.
- a low point or interval in any process, representation, or situation.
- any place, period, or situation that is filled with fear, gloom, foreboding, or the like:
the valley of despair.
- Architecture. a depression or angle formed by the meeting of two inclined sides of a roof.
- the lower phase of a horizontal wave motion.
valley
/ ˈvælɪ /
noun
- a long depression in the land surface, usually containing a river, formed by erosion or by movements in the earth's crust
- the broad area drained by a single river system
the Thames valley
- any elongated depression resembling a valley
- the junction of a roof slope with another or with a wall
- modifier relating to or proceeding by way of a valley
a valley railway
valley
/ văl′ē /
- A long, narrow region of low land between ranges of mountains, hills, or other high areas, often having a river or stream running along the bottom. Valleys are most commonly formed through the erosion of land by rivers or glaciers. They also form where large regions of land are lowered because of geological faults.
Other Words From
- valley·like adjective
- inter·valley noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of valley1
Word History and Origins
Origin of valley1
Example Sentences
Many outbreaks occur high up on mountains, but these recent fires have rapidly moved down into the valleys and into areas where more people live.
Forecasters warned the event could be accompanied by a weather phenomenon that can cause short-lived but extremely destructive winds; its effects were expected to be felt particularly in the San Gabriel foothills and valleys.
Wind speeds can increase further as they funnel through the valleys and gorges in the area, much like water increases its speed as it passes through a hose.
It comes after a video taken on the day they were last heard from revealed they had planned to leave their packs for a day before they moved on to the next valley.
“What I am allowed to say is that it’s a story from the valley, and there were a lot of stories like this,” Delpero notes.
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