Dalles (d lz), The A city of northern Oregon on the Columbia River east of Portland. An important stop on the Oregon Trail in the 1800s, it is now a busy inland port. Population: 12,100. |
| dalles (dlz) pl.n. The rapids of a river that runs between the steep precipices of a gorge or narrow valley. [French, pl. of dalle, gutter, from Old French, from Old Norse dæla.] |
dalles [ˈdæləs dælz]
pl n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Canadian a stretch of a river between high rock walls, with rapids and dangerous currents
[from Canadian French, from French (Normandy dialect): sink; compare dale]
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