valley

CEFRA1

/ˈvæli/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An area of low land between hills or mountains.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An area which drains itself into a river.

Examples

  • A beautiful valley lies behind the hill.

  • In the valley below cows were grazing peacefully.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /-li/
  • /-lɪ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Any structure resembling one, e.g. the interior angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.

  2. An elongated depression cast between hills or mountains, often with a river flowing through it.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To form the shape of a valley.

More examples

In context

  • The settlers learned that the land in the valley was fertile.

  • The Indus River valley was the site of an ancient civilization.

  • The El Dorado-Searchlight area is geologically a north-south trending orogenous zone, paralleled on the east by the valley of the Colorado, and by an alluvial valley on the west.

Synonyms

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The river flowed gently through the green blank between two high mountains.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English valeye, valey, from Anglo-Norman valey, Old French valee (compare French vallée), from Latin vallēs/vallis. Doublet of vlei and vly. Displaced native dene, from dene and partially displaced native dale, from dæl.