[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

valley \val"ley\, n.; pl. valleys. oe. vale, valeie, of.
   val'ee, valede, f. vall'ee, 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
see also:
valleys vale gorges ravines canyons gulches 
valley board valley rafter valley piece valley roof valley 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

valley
     n : a long depression in the surface of the land that usually
         contains a river syn: vale
see also:
vale 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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

[4] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

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.
   

[5] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

valley, al city, fips 78204
  location: 32.80904 n, 85.17302 w
  population 1990: 8173 3482 housing units
  area: 16.5 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 36854
valley, ne city, fips 50020
  location: 41.31303 n, 96.34603 w
  population 1990: 1775 756 housing units
  area: 2.7 sq km land, 0.1 sq km water
  zip codes: 68064
valley, wa
  zip codes: 99181

[6] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)

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
   headwords:
    valley
    valley, id
    valley county
    valley county, id

[7] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)

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
   headwords:
    valley
    valley, mt
    valley county
    valley county, mt

[8] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)

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
   headwords:
    valley
    valley, ne
    valley county
    valley county, ne

[9] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

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

[10] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

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

[11] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

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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