noun
- a valley, especially a broad valley
Usage: chiefly British; often used in place names
Examples
- The sheep grazed peacefully in the green dale.
- We hiked through the Yorkshire Dales last summer.
- The small village nestled in a quiet dale between the hills.
- Wildflowers bloomed throughout the dale in spring.
- The river wound its way through the fertile dale.
- Many English place names include the word dale, like Rochdale.