Definition of valley Valley
/væˈli/ - [vatlee] - Val•ley
We found 12 definitions of valley from 7 different sources.
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What does valley mean?
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NounPlural: valleys |
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| valley - a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river | ||
| vale | ||
| natural depression, depression a sunken or depressed geological formation | ||
| 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; "he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians" | ||
| 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 | ||
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Wiktionary 
- valley (Noun)
An elongated depression between hills or mountains, often with a river flowing through it. - valley (Noun)
The area which drains into a river. - valley (Noun)
Any structure resembling one, e. g. , the meeting point of two pitched roofs. - valley (Noun)
The internal angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- valley (n.)
The space inclosed between ranges of hills or mountains; the strip of land at the bottom of the depressions intersecting a country, including usually the bed of a stream, with frequently broad alluvial plains on one or both sides of the stream. Also used figuratively. - valley (n.)
The place of meeting of two slopes of a roof, which have their plates running in different directions, and form on the plan a reentrant angle. - valley (n.)
The depression formed by the meeting of two slopes on a flat roof.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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valley
Any low-lying land bordered by higher ground; especially an elongate, relatively large, gently sloping depression of the Earth's surface, commonly situated between two mountains or between ranges of hills or mountains, and often containing a stream with an outlet.
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗
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valley
He who stays in the valley will never get over the hill.
Wikipedia 
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A valley is a type of landform. A valley is a long "depression" (or low part) in the land, between two higher parts which might be hills or mountains. Valleys often start as a downward fold between two upward folds in the surface of the Earth. A valley is made deeper by a stream of water or a river as it flows from the high land to the lower land, and into a lake or sea. Some valleys are made by glaciers which are slow-moving rivers of ice. When a valley is made deeper or wider by water or ice, this is called erosion. Wind can also make valleys larger by erosion.
A valley has a "head" where it begins in the mountains or hills, "sides" where it rises up on either side, a "floor" which is where the valley is most flat. Some valleys have an "entrance" where the valley opening can be seen between two hills or mountains or cliffs. A place where a valley is very narrow and has high walls is sometimes called a "gorge". (This word "gorge" is sometimes used to mean the "throat" on a human body).
Many of the people of the world live in valleys because there is often a river or stream in a valley for fresh water, and there is often good soil in a valley to grow crops.
Valleys in mountains.
Mountains and hills are made when the layers of rock and soil (called "strata") get folded. There are always valleys in hills and mountains, in between the highest parts which are the "peaks". If the mountains are very high, then people who want to travel to the other side of the mountains must go by
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🔤- valley, noun, singular of valleys.
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