valley

valley
noun (plural valleys) Etymology: Middle English valeye, from Anglo-French valee, from val valley — more at vale Date: 14th century 1. a. an elongate depression of the earth's surface usually between ranges of hills or mountains b. an area drained by a river and its tributaries 2. a low point or condition 3. a. hollow, depression b. the place of meeting of two slopes of a roof that form on the plan a reentrant angle

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