Meaning & use
dale
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A valley, especially one that is broad and open.
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The old song describes shepherds tending their flocks across hill and dale.
Their cottage sat at the bottom of a quiet dale in the countryside.
A note on using this word
Dale has a somewhat poetic or old-fashioned feel today, surviving mainly in place names, literature, and the fixed phrase "hill and dale."
Words with a similar meaning
valleyglen
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Words with an opposite meaning
hillpeak
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