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dale

EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary

dale

noun

ˈdāl

Definition

valley, vale //went riding over hill and dale

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dene [British] hollow vale valley

Examples

//the beautiful hills and dales of our county
//a hunting lodge in a secluded dale in the country

First Known Use

before 12th century, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology

Middle English, from Old English dæl; akin to Old High German tal valley, Welsh dôl

dale

noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

an area of lowland between hills or mountains //a hunting lodge in a secluded dale in the country
Synonyms

dene [British] hollow vale valley
Related Words

canyon (also cañon) combe [British] (also coombe or coomb) dell depression dingle glen gorge gulch gully (also gulley) kloof [South African] ravine rift valley
basin bowl
Near Antonyms

alp mount mountain peak
height mountaintop pinnacle summit
plateau tableland

dale

noun

ˈdāl

Definition

valley, vale //went riding over hill and dale

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dene [British] hollow vale valley

Examples

//the beautiful hills and dales of our county
//a hunting lodge in a secluded dale in the country

First Known Use

before 12th century, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology

Middle English, from Old English dæl; akin to Old High German tal valley, Welsh dôl

dale

noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

an area of lowland between hills or mountains //a hunting lodge in a secluded dale in the country
Synonyms

dene [British] hollow vale valley
Related Words

canyon (also cañon) combe [British] (also coombe or coomb) dell depression dingle glen gorge gulch gully (also gulley) kloof [South African] ravine rift valley
basin bowl
Near Antonyms

alp mount mountain peak
height mountaintop pinnacle summit
plateau tableland