valley (redirected from valleys)

val·ley  (vl)

n. pl. val·leys

1. An elongated lowland between ranges of mountains, hills, or other uplands, often having a river or stream running along the bottom.

2. An extensive area of land drained or irrigated by a river system.

3. A depression or hollow resembling or suggesting a valley, as the point at which the two slopes of a roof meet.

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[Middle English valey, from Old French valee, from Vulgar Latin *vallta, from Latin valls; see wel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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valleyed adj.

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valley [ˈvælɪ]

n

1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a long depression in the land surface, usually containing a river, formed by erosion or by movements in the earth's crust

2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) the broad area drained by a single river system the Thames valley

3. any elongated depression resembling a valley

4. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) the junction of a roof slope with another or with a wall

5. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (modifier) relating to or proceeding by way of a valley a valley railway

[from Old French valee, from Latin vallis]

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valley  (vl)

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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

valley - a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river vale dale - an open river valley (in a hilly area) glen - a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains) gully - deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour) holler, hollow - a small valley between mountains; "he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians" natural depression, depression - a sunken or depressed geological formation nullah - a ravine or gully in southern Asia ravine - a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water) rift valley - a valley with steep sides; formed by a rift in the earth's crust

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valley

noun hollow, dale, glen, vale, depression, dell, dingle, strath (Scot.), cwm (Welsh), coomb a wooded valley set against the backdrop of Monte Rosa

Translations

valley [ˈvælɪ] N → valle m

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valley [ˈvæli] n → vallée f

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valley

n → Tal nt; (big and flat) → Niederung f; to go up/down the valley → talaufwärts/talabwärts gehen/fließen etc; the Upper Rhine valley → die Oberrheinische Tiefebene

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valley [ˈvælɪ] n → valle f

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valley

n valley [ˈvӕli]

a stretch of flat, low land between hills or mountains, usually drained by a river and its tributaries a beautiful green valley between the mountains. vallei وادٍ долина údolí dal das Tal κοιλάδα valle org دره laakso vallée עֵמֶק घाटी dolina völgy lembah dalur valle, vallata 谷 골짜기, 계곡 slėnis ieleja lembah, lurah vallei dal dolina vale vale долина údolie dolina dolina dal, dalgång หุบเขา vadi 山谷 долина, низина وادي، دامن کوہ thung lũng （山）谷

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valley → وادي údolí dal Tal κοιλάδα valle laakso vallée dolina valle 谷間 계곡 vallei dal dolina vale долина dal หุบเขา vadi thung lũng 山谷