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valleyed
val·ley V0014000 (văl′ē)n. pl. val·leys 1. An elongated lowland between ranges of mountains, hills, or other uplands, often having a river or stream running along the bottom.2. An extensive area of land drained or irrigated by a river system.3. A depression or hollow resembling or suggesting a valley, as the point at which the two slopes of a roof meet. [Middle English valey, from Old French valee, from Vulgar Latin *vallāta, from Latin vallēs; see wel- in Indo-European roots.] val′leyed adj.valleyed (ˈvælɪd) adj (Physical Geography) having a valleyEncyclopediaSeevalley |