Meaning of VALE
| Pronunciation: | | veyl
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[n] a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river |
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VALE is a 4 letter word that starts with V. |
| | Synonyms: | | valley |
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| | See Also: | | dale, depression, glen, gully, holler, hollow, natural depression, nullah, ravine, rift valley, San Joaquin Valley, Shenandoah Valley | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Vale\, n. [OE. val, F. val, L. vallis; perhaps akin to Gr.
? low ground, marsh meadow. Cf. {Avalanche}, {Vail} to lower,
{Valley}.]
A tract of low ground, or of land between hills; a valley. ``
Make me a cottage in the vale.'' --Tennyson.
Beyond this vale of tears there is a life above.
--Montgomery.
In those fair vales, by nature formed to please.
--Harte.
Note: Vale is more commonly used in poetry, and valley in
prose and common discourse.
Syn: Valley; dingle; dell; dale.
\Vale\, n.
See 2d {Vail}, 3.
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