A corner or angular piece of land; spec. a low-lying piece of ground near a river; a slightly elevated piece of ground in a marshy area. Cf. haugh, n.…
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释义 | the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > land near river > [noun] (46) haleOE A corner or angular piece of land; spec. a low-lying piece of ground near a river; a slightly elevated piece of ground in a marshy area. Cf. haugh, n.… haugh1487 A piece of flat alluvial land by the side of a river, forming part of the floor of the river valley. strath1549 A stretch of flat land adjacent to a body of water. wartha1641 A shore, strand; in modern use, ‘a flat meadow, esp. one close to a stream; a stretch of coast’ (Eng. Dial. Dict.). freshes1652 In plural. The land or lands adjoining the freshwater part of a tidal river next above the salt water. North American. Now historical and rare. intervale1653 In North America: A low level tract of land, esp. along a river; = interval, n. 4. Also attributive. interval1684 In North America: = intervale, n. 3. riverfront1751 A stretch of land that lies on a river; spec. (a) = river frontage n. at river, n.1 compounds 3; (b) the part of a city, town, etc., that borders a… river bottom1752 North American. Low-lying alluvial land situated along the banks of a river. creek-bottom1822 level ground beside a stream or brook. flat1852 A piece of level ground; a level expanse; a stretch of country without hills, a plain; the low ground through which a river flows. Subcategories:— flooded (10) — between rivers (4) — up river (1) — near source (1) — near wharf (1) — for special purpose (1) — catchment area (10) — delta (6) — where water table surfaces (1) |
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