About The Word Vale
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Vale
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What's The Definition Of Vale?
[n] a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
Synonyms | Synonyms for Vale: valley Related Terms | Find terms related to Vale: See Also | dale | depression | glen | gully | holler | hollow | natural depression | nullah | ravine | rift valley | San Joaquin Valley | Shenandoah Valley Vale In Webster's Dictionary \Vale\, n. [OE. val, F. val, L. vallis; perhaps akin to Gr.
? low ground, marsh meadow. Cf. {Avalanche}, {Vail} to lower,
{Valley}.]
A tract of low ground, or of land between hills; a valley. ``
Make me a cottage in the vale.'' --Tennyson.
Beyond this vale of tears there is a life above.
--Montgomery.
In those fair vales, by nature formed to please.
--Harte.
Note: Vale is more commonly used in poetry, and valley in
prose and common discourse.
Syn: Valley; dingle; dell; dale.
\Vale\, n. See 2d {Vail}, 3. |
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