'Valley' definitions:
Definition of 'valley'
(from WordNet)
noun
A long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river [syn: valley, vale]
Definition of 'Valley'
From: GCIDE
- Valley \Val"ley\, n.; pl. Valleys. [OE. vale, valeie, OF. val['e]e, valede, F. vall['e]e, LL. vallata, L. vallis, valles. See Vale.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. The space inclosed between ranges of hills or mountains; the strip of land at the bottom of the depressions intersecting a country, including usually the bed of a stream, with frequently broad alluvial plains on one or both sides of the stream. Also used figuratively. [1913 Webster]
- The valley of the shadow of death. --Ps. xxiii. 4. [1913 Webster]
- Sweet interchange Of hill and valley, rivers, woods, and plains. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Deep and narrow valleys with abrupt sides are usually the results of erosion by water, and are called gorges, ravines, canyons, gulches, etc. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Arch.) (a) The place of meeting of two slopes of a roof, which have their plates running in different directions, and form on the plan a reentrant angle. (b) The depression formed by the meeting of two slopes on a flat roof. [1913 Webster]
- Valley board (Arch.), a board for the reception of the lead gutter in the valley of a roof. The valley board and lead gutter are not usual in the United States.
- Valley rafter, or Valley piece (Arch.), the rafter which supports the valley.
- Valley roof (Arch.), a roof having one or more valleys. See Valley, 2, above. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'valley'
From: Easton
- Valley
- Heb. bik'ah, a "cleft" of the mountains (Deut. 8:7; 11:11; Ps. 104:8; Isa. 41:18); also a low plain bounded by mountains, as the plain of Lebanon at the foot of Hermon around the sources of the Jordan (Josh. 11:17; 12:7), and the valley of Megiddo (2 Chr. 35:22).
- 'Emek, "deep;" "a long, low plain" (Job 39:10, 21; Ps. 65:13; Cant. 2:1), such as the plain of Esdraelon; the "valley of giants" (Josh. 15:8), usually translated "valley of Rephaim" (2 Sam. 5:18); of Elah (1 Sam. 17:2), of Berachah (2 Chr. 20:26); the king's "dale" (Gen. 14:17); of Jehoshaphat (Joel 3:2, 12), of Achor (Josh. 7:24; Isa. 65:10), Succoth (Ps. 60:6), Ajalon (Josh. 10:12), Jezreel (Hos. 1:5).
- Ge, "a bursting," a "flowing together," a narrow glen or ravine, such as the valley of the children of Hinnom (2 Kings 23:10); of Eshcol (Deut. 1:24); of Sorek (Judg. 16:4), etc.
- The "valley of vision" (Isa. 22:1) is usually regarded as denoting Jerusalem, which "may be so called," says Barnes (Com. on Isa.), "either (1) because there were several valleys within the city and adjacent to it, as the vale between Mount Zion and Moriah, the vale between Mount Moriah and Mount Ophel, between these and Mount Bezetha, and the valley of Jehoshaphat, the valley of the brook Kidron, etc., without the walls of the city; or (2) more probably it was called the valley in reference to its being compassed with hills rising to a considerable elevation above the city" (Ps. 125:2; comp. also Jer. 21:13, where Jerusalem is called a "valley").
- Heb. nahal, a wady or water-course (Gen. 26:19; Cant. 6:11).
Synonyms of 'valley'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abysm,
- abyss,
- arroyo,
- bottom,
- bottom glade,
- bottoms,
- box canyon,
- breach,
- break,
- canyon,
- cavity,
- chap,
- chasm,
- check,
- chimney,
- chink,
- cirque,
- cleft,
- cleuch,
- clough,
- col,
- comb,
- combe,
- corrie,
- coulee,
- couloir,
- crack,
- cranny,
- crevasse,
- crevice,
- cut,
- cwm,
- dale,
- defile,
- dell,
- dike,
- dingle,
- ditch,
- donga,
- draw,
- excavation,
- fault,
- fissure,
- flaw,
- flume,
- fracture,
- furrow,
- gap,
- gape,
- gash,
- gill,
- glen,
- gorge,
- groove,
- grove,
- gulch,
- gulf,
- gully,
- hole,
- hollow,
- incision,
- intervale,
- joint,
- kloof,
- leak,
- lunar rill,
- moat,
- notch,
- nullah,
- opening,
- pass,
- passage,
- ravine,
- rent,
- rift,
- rime,
- rupture,
- scissure,
- seam,
- slit,
- slot,
- split,
- strath,
- trench,
- trough,
- vale,
- void,
- wadi
Valley, NE -- U.S. city in Nebraska
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Valley, NE -- U.S. city in Nebraska
Population (2000) :
1788
Housing Units (2000) :
760
Land area (2000) :
1.515030 sq. miles (3.923910 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.033750 sq. miles (0.087411 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.548780 sq. miles (4.011321 sq. km)
FIPS code :
50020
Located within :
Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
Location :
41.314199 N, 96.348250 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
68064
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Valley, AL -- U.S. city in Alabama
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Valley, AL -- U.S. city in Alabama
Population (2000) :
9198
Housing Units (2000) :
4194
Land area (2000) :
9.741416 sq. miles (25.230150 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
9.741416 sq. miles (25.230150 sq. km)
FIPS code :
78204
Located within :
Alabama (AL), FIPS 01
Location :
32.811387 N, 85.177938 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
36854
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Valley-Hi, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Valley-Hi, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
Population (2000) :
20
Housing Units (2000) :
29
Land area (2000) :
0.504223 sq. miles (1.305932 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.064571 sq. miles (0.167238 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.568794 sq. miles (1.473170 sq. km)
FIPS code :
79644
Located within :
Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location :
40.026222 N, 78.196071 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Valley -- U.S. County in Idaho
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Valley -- U.S. County in Idaho
Population (2000) :
7651
Housing Units (2000) :
8084
Land area (2000) :
3677.821913 sq. miles (9525.514622 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
55.840243 sq. miles (144.625558 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
3733.662156 sq. miles (9670.140180 sq. km)
Located within :
Idaho (ID), FIPS 16
Location :
44.655511 N, 115.920089 W
Valley -- U.S. County in Montana
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Valley -- U.S. County in Montana
Population (2000) :
7675
Housing Units (2000) :
4847
Land area (2000) :
4920.996217 sq. miles (12745.321151 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
140.982250 sq. miles (365.142335 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
5061.978467 sq. miles (13110.463486 sq. km)
Located within :
Montana (MT), FIPS 30
Location :
48.258176 N, 106.560531 W
Valley -- U.S. County in Nebraska
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Valley -- U.S. County in Nebraska
Population (2000) :
4647
Housing Units (2000) :
2273
Land area (2000) :
568.108215 sq. miles (1471.393460 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
2.405518 sq. miles (6.230264 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
570.513733 sq. miles (1477.623724 sq. km)
Located within :
Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
Location :
41.549826 N, 98.972085 W
Words containing 'Valley'
- Valleys,
- Antelope Valley,
- Apple Valley,
- Arbon Valley,
- Avra Valley,
- Bear Valley,
- Belle Valley,
- Beulah Valley,
- Blooming Valley,
- Browns Valley,
- Bull Valley,
- Caddo Valley,
- Canton Valley,
- Carroll Valley,
- Cascade Valley,
- Castle Valley,
- Castro Valley,
- Cedar Valley,
- Central Valley,
- Chattanooga Valley,
- Cherry Valley,
- Chino Valley,
- Clarkson Valley,
- Coal Valley,
- Columbine Valley,
- Cool Valley,
- Cotton Valley,
- Day Valley,
- Death Valley,
- Eden Valley,
- Enon Valley,
- Fort Valley,
- Fountain Valley,
- German Valley,
- Golden Valley,
- Grain Valley,
- Grass Valley,
- Grass Valley, OR,
- Grayson Valley,
- Green Valley,
- Happy Valley,
- Happy Valley, OR,
- Hickory Valley,
- Hidden Valley,
- Hidden Valley, IN,
- Holiday Valley,
- Hope Valley,
- Hunting Valley,
- Hybla Valley,
- Jefferson Valley,
- Jordan Valley,
- Jordan Valley, OR,
- Lemmon Valley,
- Leon Valley,
- Lily of the valley,
- Linn Valley,
- Little Valley,
- Locust Valley,
- Long Valley,
- Love Valley,
- Lucas Valley,
- Maggie Valley,
- Makaha Valley,
- Maple Valley,
- Meadow Valley,
- Middle Valley,
- Mill Valley,
- Missouri Valley,
- Moapa Valley,
- Mockingbird Valley,
- Mohave Valley,
- Moreno Valley,
- Morongo Valley,
- Mound Valley,
- Newark Valley,
- North Valley,
- Oak Valley,
- Oro Valley,
- Palm Valley,
- Paradise Valley,
- Pauls Valley,
- Peaceful Valley,
- Peeples Valley,
- Penn Valley,
- Pewee Valley,
- Pine Valley,
- Pleasant Valley,
- Portola Valley,
- Prescott Valley,
- Quail Valley,
- Queen Valley,
- Rapid Valley,
- Rock Valley,
- Rose Valley,
- Round Valley,
- Rural Valley,
- Rush Valley,
- Sandy Valley,
- Scotts Valley,
- Searles Valley,
- Seven Valleys,
- Shell Valley,
- Simi Valley,
- Sky Valley,
- Smith Valley,
- South Valley,
- Spanish Valley,
- Spring Valley,
- Squaw Valley,
- Stillman Valley,
- Sudden Valley,
- Sun Valley,
- Sunset Valley,
- Swan Valley,
- Teays Valley,
- Trout Valley,
- Twin Valley,
- Tygh Valley,
- Tygh Valley, OR,
- Valley Acres,
- Valley Brook,
- Valley Center,
- Valley City,
- Valley Cottage,
- Valley County,
- Valley Falls,
- Valley Green,
- Valley Grove,
- Valley Head,
- Valley Hi,
- Valley Hill,
- Valley Mills,
- Valley Park,
- Valley Ranch,
- Valley Springs,
- Valley Station,
- Valley Stream,
- Valley View,
- Valley board,
- Valley piece,
- Valley rafter,
- Valley roof,
- Valley, AL,
- Valley, ID,
- Valley, MT,
- Valley, NE,
- Valley, PA,
- Vernon Valley,
- Walker Valley,
- Water Valley,
- West Valley,
- Willow Valley,
- Wixon Valley,
- Yosemite Valley,
- Yucca Valley,
- baca valley of,
- decision valley of,
- jehoshaphat valley of,
- jezreel valley of,
- loire valley,
- mount of the valley,
- rephaim valley of,
- rift valley,
- ruhr valley,
- salt valley of,
- shaveh valley of,
- shenandoah valley,
- silicon valley,
- tyropoeon valley,
- valley fever,
- valley girl,
- valley oak,
- Lemmon Valley-Golden Valley,
- Antelope Valley, WY,
- Apple Valley, CA,
- Apple Valley, MN,
- Arbon Valley, ID,
- Avra Valley, AZ,
- Bear Valley Springs,
- Bear Valley, CA,
- Belle Valley, OH,
- Beulah Valley, CO,
- Blooming Valley, PA,
- Browns Valley, MN,
- Bull Valley, IL,
- Caddo Valley, AR,
- Canton Valley, CT,
- Carmel Valley Village,
- Carroll Valley, PA,
- Carson River Valley,
- Cascade Valley, WA,
- Castle Valley, UT,
- Castro Valley, CA,
- Cedar Valley, OK,
- Central Valley, NY,
- Chattanooga Valley, GA,
- Cherry Valley, AR,
- Cherry Valley, CA,
- Cherry Valley, IL,
- Cherry Valley, NY,
- Cherry Valley, PA,
- Chino Valley, AZ,
- Clarkson Valley, MO,
- Coal Valley, IL,
- Columbine Valley, CO,
- Cool Valley, MO,
- Cotton Valley, LA,
- Day Valley, CA,
- Eden Valley, MN,
- Enon Valley, PA,
- Fort Valley, GA,
- Fountain Valley, CA,
- German Valley, IL,
- Golden Valley County,
- Golden Valley, AZ,
- Golden Valley, MN,
- Golden Valley, MT,
- Golden Valley, ND,
- Grain Valley, MO,
- Grass Valley, CA,
- Grayson Valley, AL,
- Green Valley Farms,
- Green Valley, AZ,
- Green Valley, CA,
- Green Valley, IL,
- Green Valley, MD,
- Green Valley, SD,
- Happy Valley, AK,
- Helena Valley Northeast,
- Helena Valley Northwest,
- Helena Valley Southeast,
- Hickory Valley, TN,
- Hidden Valley Lake,
- Holiday Valley, OH,
- Hope Valley, RI,
- Hunting Valley, OH,
- Hybla Valley, VA,
- Jefferson Valley, NY,
- Lemmon Valley, NV,
- Lemmon Valley-Golden Valley, NV,
- Leon Valley, TX,
- Linn Valley, KS,
- Little Grass Valley,
- Little Valley, NY,
- Locust Valley, NY,
- Long Valley, NJ,
- Love Valley, NC,
- Lucas Valley, CA,
- Maggie Valley, NC,
- Makaha Valley, HI,
- Maple Valley, WA,
- Meadow Valley, CA,
- Middle Valley, TN,
- Mill Valley, CA,
- Missouri Valley, IA,
- Moapa Valley, NV,
- Mockingbird Valley, KY,
- Mohave Valley, AZ,
- Moreno Valley, CA,
- Morongo Valley, CA,
- Mound Valley, KS,
- Newark Valley, NY,
- North Valley Stream,
- North Valley, NM,
- Oak Valley, NJ,
- Oak Valley, TX,
- Oro Valley, AZ,
- Palm Valley, FL,
- Palm Valley, TX,
- Paradise Valley, AZ,
- Pauls Valley, OK,
- Peaceful Valley, WA,
- Peeples Valley, AZ,
- Penn Valley, CA,
- Pewee Valley, KY,
- Pine Valley, CA,
- Pine Valley, NJ,
- Pleasant Valley, AK,
- Pleasant Valley, MO,
- Pleasant Valley, NY,
- Pleasant Valley, TX,
- Pleasant Valley, WV,
- Portola Valley, CA,
- Prescott Valley, AZ,
- Quail Valley, CA,
- Queen Valley, AZ,
- Rapid Valley, SD,
- Rock Valley, IA,
- Rose Valley, PA,
- Round Valley, CA,
- Rural Valley, PA,
- Rush Valley, UT,
- Sandy Valley, NV,
- Scotts Valley, CA,
- Searles Valley, CA,
- Seven Valleys, PA,
- Shell Valley, ND,
- Simi Valley, CA,
- Sky Valley, GA,
- Smith Valley, NV,
- South Valley Stream,
- South Valley, NM,
- Spanish Valley, UT,
- Spring Valley, AZ,
- Spring Valley, CA,
- Spring Valley, IL,
- Spring Valley, KY,
- Spring Valley, MN,
- Spring Valley, NV,
- Spring Valley, NY,
- Spring Valley, OH,
- Spring Valley, TX,
- Spring Valley, WI,
- Squaw Valley, CA,
- Squirrel Mountain Valley,
- Star Valley Ranch,
- Stillman Valley, IL,
- Sudden Valley, WA,
- Sun Valley, AZ,
- Sun Valley, ID,
- Sun Valley, NV,
- Sun Valley, TX,
- Sunset Valley, TX,
- Swan Valley, ID,
- Taos Ski Valley,
- Teays Valley, WV,
- Trout Valley, IL,
- Twin Valley, MN,
- Valley Acres, CA,
- Valley Brook, OK,
- Valley Center, CA,
- Valley Center, KS,
- Valley City, IL,
- Valley City, ND,
- Valley Cottage, NY,
- Valley County, ID,
- Valley County, MT,
- Valley County, NE,
- Valley Falls, KS,
- Valley Falls, NY,
- Valley Falls, RI,
- Valley Falls, SC,
- Valley Green, PA,
- Valley Grove, WV,
- Valley Head, AL,
- Valley Hi, OH,
- Valley Hill, NC,
- Valley Mills, TX,
- Valley Park, MO,
- Valley Park, OK,
- Valley Ranch, CA,
- Valley Springs, AR,
- Valley Springs, CA,
- Valley Springs, SD,
- Valley Station, KY,
- Valley Stream, NY,
- Valley View, OH,
- Valley View, PA,
- Valley View, TX,
- Valley-Hi,
- Vernon Valley, NJ,
- Walker Valley, NY,
- Water Valley, KY,
- Water Valley, MS,
- West Puente Valley,
- West Valley City,
- West Valley, WA,
- Willow Valley, AZ,
- Wixon Valley, TX,
- Yosemite Valley, CA,
- Yucca Valley, CA,
- false lily of the valley,
- great rift valley,
- rift valley fever,
- san fernando valley,
- san joaquin valley,
- valley pocket gopher,
- valley white oak,
- wild lily of the valley,
- Allamuchy-Panther Valley,
- Antelope Valley-Crestview,
- Bear Valley Springs, CA,
- Carmel Valley Village, CA,
- Carson River Valley, WA,
- Fox River Valley Gardens,
- Golden Valley County, MT,
- Golden Valley County, ND,
- Green Valley Farms, TX,
- Helena Valley Northeast, MT,
- Helena Valley Northwest, MT,
- Helena Valley Southeast, MT,
- Helena Valley West Central,
- Hidden Valley Lake, CA,
- Jefferson Valley-Yorktown,
- Little Cottonwood Creek Valley,
- Little Grass Valley, CA,
- Lucas Valley-Marinwood,
- North Valley Stream, NY,
- Oljato-Monument Valley,
- South Valley Stream, NY,
- Squirrel Mountain Valley, CA,
- Star Valley Ranch, WY,
- Tamalpais-Homestead Valley,
- Taos Ski Valley, NM,
- Valley-Hi, PA,
- West Puente Valley, CA,
- West Valley City, UT,
- kobuk valley national park,
- lily-of-the-valley tree,
- Allamuchy-Panther Valley, NJ,
- Antelope Valley-Crestview, WY,
- Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley,
- Fox River Valley Gardens, IL,
- Helena Valley West Central, MT,
- Homewood Canyon-Valley Wells,
- Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NY,
- Little Cottonwood Creek Valley, UT,
- Lucas Valley-Marinwood, CA,
- Oljato-Monument Valley, AZ,
- Oljato-Monument Valley, UT,
- Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, CA,
- Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA,
- Homewood Canyon-Valley Wells, CA