dale

4 definitions found

dale - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Dale \Dale\ (d[=a]l), n. [AS. d[ae]l; akin to LG., D., Sw.,
     Dan., OS., & Goth. dal, Icel. dalr, OHG. tal, G. thal, and
     perh. to Gr. qo`los a rotunda, Skr. dh[=a]ra depth. Cf.
     Dell.]
     1. A low place between hills; a vale or valley.
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              Where mountaines rise, umbrageous dales descend.
                                                    --Thomson.
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     2. A trough or spout to carry off water, as from a pump.
        --Knight.
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dale - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  dale
      n 1: an open river valley (in a hilly area)

dale - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Dale, IL
    Zip code(s): 62829
  Dale, IN (town, FIPS 16624)
    Location: 38.16720 N, 86.98661 W
    Population (1990): 1553 (599 housing units)
    Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 47523
  Dale, NY
    Zip code(s): 14039
  Dale, PA (borough, FIPS 18000)
    Location: 40.31185 N, 78.90409 W
    Population (1990): 1642 (799 housing units)
    Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Dale, TX
    Zip code(s): 78616

dale - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  20 Moby Thesaurus words for "dale":
     bottom, bottom glade, bottoms, combe, dell, dingle, gap, gill,
     glen, grove, intervale, lunar rill, pass, ravine, strath, trench,
     trough, vale, valley, wadi