Dale vs. Valley

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  • Valley

    A valley is a low area between hills or mountains often with a river running through it. In geology, a valley or dale is a depression that is longer than it is wide. The terms U-shaped and V-shaped are descriptive terms of geography to characterize the form of valleys. Most valleys belong to one of these two main types or a mixture of them, (at least) with respect to the cross section of the slopes or hillsides.

Wikipedia
  • Dale (noun)

    A valley, many times in an otherwise hilly area.

  • Dale (noun)

    A trough or spout to carry off water, as from a pump.

  • Valley (noun)

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

  • Valley (noun)

    The area which drains into a river.

  • Valley (noun)

    Any structure resembling one, e.g., the meeting point of two pitched roofs.

  • Valley (noun)

    The internal angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.

Wiktionary
  • Dale (noun)

    a valley, especially in northern England.

  • Valley (noun)

    a low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through it

    “the valley floor”

    “the Thames Valley”

  • Valley (noun)

    an internal angle formed by the intersecting planes of a roof, or by the slope of a roof and a wall.

Oxford Dictionary

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