dale

C2+ Topic:Nature & Landscape

US /deɪl/ UK /deɪl/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like dell /ɛ/ vs /eɪ/ Sounds like they'll /ð/ vs /d/

Meanings

1

noun
a broad open valley, especially in northern England

Sheep grazed on the green slopes of the quiet dale.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a broad open valley,... valley vale glen dell hollowcombe

Opposites

hill ridge

Word family

Related forms dell

Etymology

From Old English dæl ('valley, dale'), from Proto-Germanic *dalą ('valley'), from a Proto-Indo-European root *dʰel- ('a hollow, curve').

dæl Old English *dalą Proto-Germanic

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Topics

Nature & Landscape

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