dalles

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From the French dalle.

Noun [edit]

dalles (plural only)

  1. The rapids in a deep, narrow stream confined between the rock walls of a canyon or gorge.
  2. A steep-sided part of a stream channel, near the dalles proper, marked by clefts, ravines, or gorges.

References [edit]

  • United States Bureau of Mines, Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms (1996).

French [edit]

Noun [edit]

dalles f pl

  1. Plural form of dalle
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