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Meanings of dale in English

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Any low-lying land bordered by higher ground; especially an elongate, relatively large, gently sloping depression of the Earth's surface, commonly situated between two mountains or between ranges of hills or mountains, and often containing a stream with an outlet.

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Examples for "valley"
Examples for "valley"
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Why should the situation reach a crisis point in a valley period?
The Irish Times
2
The Egyptians in the valley of the Nile, the Etruscans in Italy.
Cliff Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe
3
Arshad said security forces would clear militants out of the entire valley.
Reuters
4
And the haze in the valley increased the difficulty of the quest.
A Room with a View
5
Up in the mountains it was much cooler than in the valley.
White Queen of the Cannibals: the Story of Mary Slessor of Calab...
Usage of dale in English
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Then the dale widened; it made way for them and saved them.
The Tree of Heaven
2
Over hill and dale the glowing clouds floated in many lovely circles.
Northland Heroes
3
He doubted a more peaceful and serene dale could be found anywhere.
Hood
4
Suddenly distant trumpets were heard in prolonged notes over hill and dale.
The Prose Marmion: A Tale of the Scottish Border
5
Next morning Festing got breakfast early and set off down the dale.
The Girl from Keller's
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Every glade and dale seemed to have just completed some massive cataclysm.
A walk in the woods: rediscovering america on the appalachian tr...
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Carach Angren, the Isenmouthe, beyond which lay the deep dale of Udûn.
The lord of the rings
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Hasn't she been up hill and down dale this last six weeks.
Purple Springs
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One of the superstitions of your dale,-anold wife's tale, I suppose.
The Shadow of a Crime: A Cumbrian Romance
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Forsooth was this thy mind when thou soughtest hither to the dale?
The Water of the Wondrous Isles
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Then we had it, up hill and down dale-Royaland I did!
Second Book of Tales
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We've come a long way since the first Defender traversed hill and dale.
The Irish Times
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SO much wealth neither I nor anyone in this dale has ever seen.
The City of the Living Dead
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True to Lectral's word, Ash found deer in the marshy dale.
The Kagonesti (A Story of the Wild Elves)
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SPCA chief scientific officer Arnja Dale said banning rope-and-tie events was necessary.
Radio NZ
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Dale had seen it as a great step forward in their relationship.
A Winter Haunting
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