valley
Definitions
General English
General Science
- noun a long low area, usually with a river at the bottom, between hills or mountains
Aviation
- noun an area of low-lying land between mountains or hills
Construction
Military
- noun an area of low ground flanked by hills, usually with a river running through it
Origin & History of “valley”
Valley comes via Anglo-Norman valey from *vallāta, a vulgar Latin derivative of Latin vallis ‘valley’, whose origins are uncertain. A more direct English descendant of vallis is vale (13th c.).
