valley
[noun]
Synonyms: hollow, dale, dell, depression, glen, vale

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Related Words: dell, dingle, hollow, rincon, canyon

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English Thesaurus: valley, gorge, canyon, ravine, glen, ...

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val‧ley S3 W3 /ˈvæli/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: valee, from val; ⇒ vale]
an area of lower land between two lines of hills or mountains, usually with a river flowing through it:
the San Fernando Valley

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

valley
noun
ADJ. broad, deep, high, long, steep, wide | little, narrow, shallow, small | steep | lower, upper | fertile, forested, green, wooded | mountain, river | Rhine, Thames, etc.
VALLEY + NOUN bottom, floor, side
PREP. in a/the ~ The cottage was in a wooded valley.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

valley

narrow
The valley becomes narrower at this point.
wide/broad
We looked down on the wide valley below.
deep/steep
a bridge across a deep valley
a river valley
The route passes through beautiful wooded river valleys.
a green/wooded/lush valley (=one with a lot of plants or trees growing in it)
We were on a ridge above a green valley, with the mountains beyond it.
the Thames/San Fernando etc Valley
There are extensive views across the Forth Valley.
the valley floor
Most of the town is built on the valley floor.
the side of a valley
He looked across to the far side of the valley.
the slopes of a valley
They live in houses of stone on the slopes of a wooded valley.
the head of a valley (=the higher end of a valley)
There is a great waterfall at the head of a valley.
the bottom of a valley
The stream in the bottom of the valley was spanned by a narrow bridge.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

valley an area of lower land between two lines of hills or mountains, usually with a river flowing through it:
The route passes through a remote mountain valley.
a trek up the Gokyo Valley to see Mount Everest
gorge a deep narrow valley with steep sides - often used in names, especially in Europe:
The river flows through a deep gorge.
Cheddar Gorge
canyon a deep valley with very steep sides - often used in names, especially in North and South America:
She looked down the side of the canyon.
We visited the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
ravine a small valley with very steep sides:
He fell down a ravine.
glen a deep narrow valley in Scotland or Ireland:
They followed the river along the glen.
the Glens of Antrim
gully a small narrow valley, usually formed by a lot of rain flowing down the side of a hill:
They reached the top by scrambling up a gully.

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