valley

Definition of Valley in English :

1. vale, valley

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Valley

noun

1.

a long depression in the land surface, usually containing a river, formed by erosion or by movements in the earth's crust

2.

the broad area drained by a single river system

the Thames valley

3.

any elongated depression resembling a valley

4.

the junction of a roof slope with another or with a wall

5. (modifier)

relating to or proceeding by way of a valley

a valley railway

nounWord forms: plural ˈvalleys

1.

a stretch of low land lying between hills or mountains and usually having a river or stream flowing through it

2.

the land drained or watered by a great river system

the Mississippi valley

3.

any long dip or hollow, as the trough of a wave

4. Architecture

the trough formed where two slopes of a roof meet, or where the roof meets a wall

n. pl. val·leys

1. An elongated lowland between ranges of mountains, hills, or other uplands, often having a river or stream running along the bottom.

2. An extensive area of land drained or irrigated by a river system.

3. A depression or hollow resembling or suggesting a valley, as the point at which the two slopes of a roof meet.