A vale: (a) formerly the ordinary word, literal and figurative (as in Old English déaþ-denu valley of death, Middle English dene of teres), and…

A valley. In the northern counties, the usual name of a river-valley between its enclosing ranges of hills or high land. In geographical names, e.g…

A valley, dell, or dingle; an open space between banks or woods; a forest glade; a strip of greensward or of boggy land.

The vale of a stream or rivulet.

A long depression or hollow lying between hills or stretches of high ground and usually having a river or stream flowing along its bottom.

A valley.

W. Country dialect and Newfoundland. A furrow or groove; a ditch, a small watercourse; a (steep) narrow passageway; also, a valley.

A mountain-valley, usually narrow and forming the course of a stream.

A valley. Also: a brook.

U.S. An angular valley cut into a hillside or mountainside; a ravine, gully. Also: a small stream or creek.

A valley or shallow dip in the veld.