Synonyms: valley, glen, vale, dell More Synonyms of dale
dale in British English
(deɪl)
noun
an open valley, usually in an area of low hills
Word origin
Old English dæl; related to Old Frisian del, Old Norse dalr, Old High German tal valley
Dale in British English
(deɪl)
noun
Sir Henry Hallet. 1875–1968, English physiologist: shared a Nobel prize for physiology or medicine in 1936 with Otto Loewi for their work on the chemical transmission of nerve impulses
Dale in American English1
(deɪl)
noun
a masculine and feminine name
Dale in American English2
(deɪl)
1.
Sir Henry Hallet1875-1968: Brit. physiologist
2.
Sir Thomasdied 1619; Eng. colonial governor of Va. (1611; 1614-16)
dale in American English
(deɪl)
noun
a valley
Word origin
ME < OE dæl (pl. dalu), infl. by ON dalr < IE base *dhel-, a hollow > dell, Gr thalamos, inner chamber
Examples of 'dale' in a sentence
dale
I just wanted... you know... "She looked away out over the dale.
Peter Robinson AFTERMATH (2004)
(noun)
Definition
an open valley
farmhouses all across the dale
Synonyms
valley
a wooded valley set against the backdrop of Monte Rosa