Valley Definition
vălē
valleys
noun
valleys
A stretch of lowland lying between hills or mountains and usually having a river or stream flowing through it.
Webster's New World
The land drained or watered by a great river system.
The Mississippi Valley.
Webster's New World
Any long dip or hollow, as the trough of a wave.
Webster's New World
The trough formed where two slopes of a roof meet, or where the roof meets a wall.
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Other Word Forms of Valley
Noun
Singular:
valley
Plural:
valleysOrigin of Valley
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Middle English valey from Old French valee from Vulgar Latin vallāta from Latin vallēs wel-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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