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.

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  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. Gavin Heffernan:

    Some of my favorite spots were the Eureka Dunes at Death Valley, Mauna Kea Observatory in Hawaii, and the Enchanted Highway in North Dakota, there's lots of gems out there but my favorite spots are where you can imagine you're on another planet.

  2. Justin Danhof:

    The original idea of lots of Silicon Valley companies … They started as these free platforms, right? We are really going to liberate communication in the United States of America, we’re not going to censor, and that was part of the deal that they got with the government, right? That’s the whole Section 230 debate is they were given immunity for what was said on their platform because it was going to be a place for freedom of speech.

  3. W. H. Auden:

    A poet's hope to be, like some valley cheese, local, but prized elsewhere.

  4. Chris Young:

    I want to bridge the gap between the streets and innovative technology, so hopefully you can see more faces like me in Silicon Valley and Wall Street.

  5. Robert Schettler:

    Imperial Valley farmers are in the middle of preparing Imperial Valley farmers lands for the planting season, so a half an inch to one inch of rain will cause damage and delays to Imperial Valley farmers schedule.

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