dalles


dalles

D0012200 (dălz)pl.n. The rapids of a river that runs between the steep precipices of a gorge or narrow valley.
[French, pl. of dalle, gutter, from Old French, from Old Norse dæla.]

dalles

(ˈdæləs; dælz) pl n (Physical Geography) Canadian a stretch of a river between high rock walls, with rapids and dangerous currents[from Canadian French, from French (Normandy dialect): sink; compare dale]