dale.

A valley, especially in traditional or regional descriptions of upland country.

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Words that belong together

• hill and dale
• green dale
• Yorkshire dale

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The road wound through a narrow dale.

Snow remained in the dale long after the ridge had cleared.

A stream followed the length of the green dale.

Usage notes

Primary category: environment. Forms: Singular dale; plural dales. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.