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Vale

Vale Meaning & Definition
Vale Definition And Meaning

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

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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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