What does valley mean?

Definitions for valley
ˈvæl ival·ley

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word valley.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. valley, valenoun

    a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

Wiktionary

  1. valleynoun

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

  2. valleynoun

    The area which drains into a river.

  3. valleynoun

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

  4. valleynoun

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

  5. Etymology: vallée, valee, from valles/vallis

Wikipedia

  1. Valley

    A valley is an elongated low area often running between hills or mountains, which will typically contain a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers or streams over a very long period. Some valleys are formed through erosion by glacial ice. These glaciers may remain present in valleys in high mountains or polar areas. At lower latitudes and altitudes, these glacially formed valleys may have been created or enlarged during ice ages but now are ice-free and occupied by streams or rivers. In desert areas, valleys may be entirely dry or carry a watercourse only rarely. In areas of limestone bedrock, dry valleys may also result from drainage now taking place underground rather than at the surface. Rift valleys arise principally from earth movements, rather than erosion. Many different types of valleys are described by geographers, using terms that may be global in use or else applied only locally.

ChatGPT

  1. valley

    A valley is a low-lying area of land between two higher points such as mountains or hills. It is typically characterized by a long, narrow shape with sloping sides and a river or stream often flowing through it. Valleys are formed through various geological processes such as erosion, tectonic activity, or glacial movement. They can vary in size from small and narrow to large and wide, providing a unique habitat for vegetation, wildlife, and human settlements.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Valleynoun

    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

  2. Valleynoun

    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

  3. Valleynoun

    the depression formed by the meeting of two slopes on a flat roof

  4. Etymology: [OE. vale, valeie, OF. vale, valede, F. valle, LL. vallata, L. vallis, valles. See Vale.]

Wikidata

  1. Valley

    In geology, a valley or dale is a depression with predominant extent in one direction. A very deep river valley may be called a canyon or gorge. 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, with respect of the cross section of the slopes or hillsides.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Valley

    val′i, n. a vale or low land between hills or mountains: a low, extended plain, usually watered by a river:—pl. Vall′eys. [O. Fr. valee (Fr. vallée)—val, a vale.]

Editors Contribution

  1. valleyadverb

    A space through mountains and sometimes has a river in it

    The valley is so beautiful day and night.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 20, 2020  

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. VALLEY

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Valley is ranked #7402 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Valley surname appeared 4,497 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Valley.

    81% or 3,643 total occurrences were White.
    8.8% or 397 total occurrences were Black.
    5.2% or 235 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.9% or 88 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    1.8% or 81 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    1.1% or 53 total occurrences were Asian.

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'valley' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2319

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'valley' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4489

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'valley' in Nouns Frequency: #897

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of valley in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of valley in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of valley in a Sentence

  1. Phillip Arnold:

    The Mesilla Valley here is one of the largest production areas in the continent, and for that matter in the world, to bring that type of pest in here could be devastating to the industry.

  2. Dianne Feinstein:

    I think that Silicon Valley has to take a look at their products, if you create a product that allows evil monsters to communicate in this way, … that is a big problem.

  3. Hu Xijin:

    Based on what I know, the Chinese side also suffered casualties in the Galwan Valley physical clash.

  4. Brad Parscale:

    This is a big problem. brad Parscale need to make sure that conservative ideas and principles are allowed on these social-media platforms and there’s not a thought police coming from Silicon Valley.

  5. Mitchell Moss:

    Some of them are kids who are going home to be with their parents or they're students and a lot of people who can work remotely, others are families who have left the city for summer rentals... in the Hudson Valley or Pennsylvania, as well as the normal set of people who go to the Hamptons. The difference is, they went to the Hamptons in March and they haven't come back.

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