valley

The definition of a valley is a stretch of low land between two mountain or hill ranges.

(noun)

An example of a valley is the San Fernando area in southern California which is circled by the Transverse Ranges.

See valley in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. valleys

a stretch of low land lying between hills or mountains and usually having a river or stream flowing through it
the land drained or watered by a great river system: the Mississippi valley
any long dip or hollow, as the trough of a wave
Archit. the trough formed where two slopes of a roof meet, or where the roof meets a wall

Origin: ME valey < OFr valee < val < L vallis, vale < IE base *wel-, to turn, roll > walk, well

See valley in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. val·leys

An elongated lowland between ranges of mountains, hills, or other uplands, often having a river or stream running along the bottom.
An extensive area of land drained or irrigated by a river system.
A depression or hollow resembling or suggesting a valley, as the point at which the two slopes of a roof meet.

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Origin: Middle English valey

Origin: , from Old French valee

Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *vallāta

Origin: , from Latin vallēs; see wel-² in Indo-European roots

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