Hypertext Webster Gateway: "dale"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dale \Dale\, n. [AS. d[ae]l; akin to LG., D., Sw., Dan., OS., &
Goth. dal, Icel. dalr, OHG. tal, G. thal, and perth. to Gr. ?
a rotunda, Skr. dh[=a]ra depth. Cf. {Dell}.]
1. A low place between hills; a vale or valley.
Where mountaines rise, umbrageous dales descend.
--Thomson.
2. A trough or spout to carry off water, as from a pump.
--Knight.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
dale
n : (British) an open river valley (in a hilly area)
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