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valley
[val-ee]
noun
plural
valleysan 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
/ ˈæɪ /
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
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 Word Forms
- valleylike adjective
- intervalley noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of valley1
Word History and Origins
Origin of valley1
Example Sentences
But I like to do a joke that has different peaks and valleys to it and where people are like — you see them physically going back, then they’re like, “Ah, I love that.”
First Minister Eluned Morgan has called the upgrade Wales' biggest project since devolution in 1999, giving valleys communities "the same opportunities" as other areas.
“The central granitic batholith defines the White Alps, a land of spires and glacially carved valleys with hanging lakes as a result. The eastern-most section is called the Red Alps because serpentine soils are common.”
Videos from the area showed rescuers rappelling down hills and cliffs in valleys covered in mist.
These valleys were originally designated as no-construction zones but over the years, encroachment has taken place and later changes in the law permitted infrastructure projects to be built in the area, he says.
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