Definitions for valleyˈvæl i
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
val•leyˈvæl i(n.)(pl.)-leys.
an elongated depression between uplands, hills, or mountains, esp. one following the course of a stream.
Category: Geography (terms)
an extensive, more or less flat, and relatively low region drained by a great river system.
Category: Geography (terms)
any depression or hollow resembling a valley.
Category: Geography (terms)
a low point or interval in any process, representation, or situation.
any place, period, or situation that is filled with fear, gloom, or the like:
the valley of despair.
a depression or angle formed by the meeting of two inclined sides of a roof.
Category: Architecture
Origin of valley:
1250–1300; ME valeie, valey < OF valee=valvale+-ee < L -āta, fem. of -ātus -ate1
Princeton's WordNet
valley, vale(noun)
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
valley(noun)ˈvæl i
the low area between two mountains
a river running through the valley
Wiktionary
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.
Origin: vallée, valee, from valles/vallis
Webster Dictionary
Valley(noun)
the space inclosed between ranges of hills or mountains; the strip of land at the bottom of the depressions intersecting a country, including usually the bed of a stream, with frequently broad alluvial plains on one or both sides of the stream. Also used figuratively
Valley(noun)
the place of meeting of two slopes of a roof, which have their plates running in different directions, and form on the plan a reentrant angle
Valley(noun)
the depression formed by the meeting of two slopes on a flat roof
Translations for valley
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
valley(noun)
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.
- valleiAfrikaans
- وادٍArabic
- долинаBulgarian
- valePortuguese (BR)
- údolíCzech
- das TalGerman
- dalDanish
- κοιλάδαGreek
- valleSpanish
- orgEstonian
- درهFarsi
- laaksoFinnish
- valléeFrench
- עֵמֶקHebrew
- घाटीHindi
- dolinaCroatian
- völgyHungarian
- lembahIndonesian
- dalurIcelandic
- valle, vallataItalian
- 谷Japanese
- 골짜기, 계곡Korean
- slėnisLithuanian
- ielejaLatvian
- lembah, lurahMalay
- valleiDutch
- dalNorwegian
- dolinaPolish
- valePortuguese
- valeRomanian
- долинаRussian
- údolieSlovak
- dolinaSlovenian
- dolinaSerbian
- dal, dalgångSwedish
- หุบเขาThai
- vadiTurkish
- 山谷Chinese (Trad.)
- долина, низинаUkrainian
- وادي، دامن کوہUrdu
- thung lũngVietnamese
- 山谷Chinese (Simp.)
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