valley 音标拼音: [v'æli]
n . 山谷,溪谷,流域,凹地
山谷,溪谷,流域,凹地
valley n 1 :
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river [
synonym : {
valley }, {
vale }]
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 ]
88 Moby Thesaurus words for "
valley ":
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 (
1 .)
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 ).
(
2 .) '
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 ).
(
3 .)
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 ").
(
4 .)
Heb .
nahal ,
a wady or water -
course (
Gen .
26 :
19 ;
Cant .
6 :
11 ).
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 .
Headwords :
Valley ,
NE Valley
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 .
Headwords :
Valley ,
AL Valley
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 ZIP Codes (
1990 ):
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp .
for suburbs .
Headwords :
Valley -
Hi ,
PA Valley -
Hi Valley ,
PA Valley
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