dale
noun/deɪl/
/deɪl/
(literary or dialect)- a valley, especially in northern England
- the Yorkshire Dales
- a typical Dales house
- the length and breadth of the land, up hill and down dale
Word OriginOld English dæl, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse dalr, Dutch dal, and German Tal, also to dell.Definitions on the go
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