dale
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- noun
- /deɪl/
- As we hiked through the dale, we marveled at the beauty of the lush green fields.
- hills and dales
- down dale
- Yorkshire dales
Examples
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The trail continued to weave its way around low tree-clad hills and gloomy dales thick with the scent of pine, rising up to pass through an open field that was covered shoulder-high with sunflowers in full bloom.
Fiction book (1990) -
Over the hill and down dale...
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Oh, come to the church in the dale.
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Over hill, over dale, from dawn to twilight.
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The bells were ringing in the dale And men looked up with faces pale;
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In the hills above, both sides started shooting now, responding with alarm to the two cracks of the pistol down in the dale.
Fiction book (1998) -
They're off in Beldan fending for themselves, or drunk on Mother's Tears in some hidden dale.
Fiction book (1991) -
The children played happily in the wide dale surrounded by gentle hills.
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A clear stream flowed through the dale, providing a perfect spot for picnics.
Synonyms
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A low area of land between hills or mountains often with a river running through it
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Etymology
Dale comes from an old English root dal meaning 'valley', and it is like the German word Tal which also means 'valley'. So a dale is a broad, open valley, and you often see the word in place names such as Rosedale.