vale

DEFINITIONS OF: vale

Examples:: show 9 examples...; hide 9 examples...; Nemea
a valley in southeastern Greece where the Nemean Games were held; Loire Valley
the valley of the Loire River where many French wines originated; San Fernando Valley
a fertile valley in southern California to the north of Los Angeles; includes many residential communities; San Joaquin Valley
a vast valley in central California known for its rich farmland; Shenandoah Valley
a large valley between the Allegheny Mountains and the Blue Ridge Mountains in northern Virginia; site of numerous battles during the American Civil War; Cataract Canyon
a tributary of the Grand Canyon; Grand Canyon
the enormous gorge of the Colorado River in northern Arizona; Great Rift Valley
( geology) a depression in southwestern Asia and eastern Africa; extends from the valley of the Jordan River to Mozambique; marked by geological faults; Olduvai Gorge
a gorge in northeastern Tanzania where anthropologists have found some of the earliest human remains

Types:: show 13 types...; hide 13 types...; dale
an open river valley (in a hilly area); glen
a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains); gully
deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour); holler, hollow
a small valley between mountains; nullah
a ravine or gully in southern Asia; ravine
a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water); rift valley
a valley with steep sides; formed by a rift in the earth's crust; arroyo
a stream or brook; canon, canyon
a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall; dell, dingle
a small wooded hollow; draw
a gully that is shallower than a ravine; gorge
a deep ravine (usually with a river running through it); wadi
gully or streambed in northern Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during rainy season

Type of:: depression, natural depression
a sunken or depressed geological formation

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