Meaning & use

valley

noun·Everyday

A low area of land between hills or mountains, often with a river running through it.

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The river wound gently through the green valley below the mountains.

Farmers have grown crops in this fertile valley for many generations.

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"Valley" is sometimes used figuratively for a low point, as in "a valley in one's career."

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