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☆ dalles (dalz)

plural noun

the rapids of a river between the steep, rocky walls of a narrow canyon

Etymology: Fr dalle, water trough, conduit, ult. < ON dæla, drain gutter (on a ship's deck); akin to dalr: see dale

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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