valley

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French vallée < Latin vales.

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Singular
valley

Plural
valleys

valley (plural valleys)

  1. An elongated depression between hills or mountains, often with a river flowing through it.
  2. The area which drains into a river.
  3. Any structure resembling one, e.g., the meeting point of two pitched roofs.
  4. The internal angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.

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