glen
noun
ˈglen 
: a secluded narrow valley
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Encompassing sport coats with meaty lapels, neckerchiefs and glen-plaid topcoats, the clothes have a palpable ’70s look to them, and were introduced inside a Milanese vintage store alongside decades-old pieces. 
Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 20 June 2022 One of the perfume’s most distinctive scents is clary sage, which will remind you of a walk through a peaceful glen in springtime. Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 June 2022 Last month, a crane hoisted a 2,500-pound chunk of remains from the latest find from the glen of a wooded area. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2021 Lubber Run has hosted live music since 1969, when the first stage was erected in a glen of this Arlington park. Washington Post, 23 July 2021 To reach the mine, visitors have to dodge grazing cattle and navigate a narrow road that cuts through an imposing glen skirting a lively river. Stephen Castle, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2020 Sets are as diverse as ice pirates in snowmobiles and a Coast Guard station with lighthouse to a mystical fairy glen and Mars research vehicle. David Kindy, Smithsonian, 3 Dec. 2019 Powers, a cult figure to some, a national treasure to others, walked down a path of wood chips into a shaded glen that narrowed then opened, rolled then flattened. Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com, 8 Oct. 2019 This multifaceted gem traces the north flanks of 9,018-foot Little Elden Mountain through a mix of mixed-conifer woodlands, aspen glens, sunny meadows and a variety of blooming plant communities. Mare Czinar, azcentral, 18 July 2019 See More
Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 20 June 2022 One of the perfume’s most distinctive scents is clary sage, which will remind you of a walk through a peaceful glen in springtime. Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 June 2022 Last month, a crane hoisted a 2,500-pound chunk of remains from the latest find from the glen of a wooded area. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2021 Lubber Run has hosted live music since 1969, when the first stage was erected in a glen of this Arlington park. Washington Post, 23 July 2021 To reach the mine, visitors have to dodge grazing cattle and navigate a narrow road that cuts through an imposing glen skirting a lively river. Stephen Castle, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2020 Sets are as diverse as ice pirates in snowmobiles and a Coast Guard station with lighthouse to a mystical fairy glen and Mars research vehicle. David Kindy, Smithsonian, 3 Dec. 2019 Powers, a cult figure to some, a national treasure to others, walked down a path of wood chips into a shaded glen that narrowed then opened, rolled then flattened. Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com, 8 Oct. 2019 This multifaceted gem traces the north flanks of 9,018-foot Little Elden Mountain through a mix of mixed-conifer woodlands, aspen glens, sunny meadows and a variety of blooming plant communities. Mare Czinar, azcentral, 18 July 2019 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English (Scots), valley, from Scottish Gaelic & Irish gleann, from Old Irish glenn
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing glen
Kids Definition
glen
noun
ˈglen
: a narrow hidden valley
glen
noun
as in valley
a narrow valley Synonyms & Similar Words
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- valley
- dale
- vale
- combe
- coombe
- canyon
- dell
- ravine
- gulch
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- saddle
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- kloof
- cleft
- flume
- pass
- couloir
- crevice
- cirque
- abyss
- defile
- chasm
- crevasse
- fissure
- coulee
- arroyo
- cwm
- gap
- basin
- gully
- barranca
- notch
- gulf
- shut-in
- wadi
- kettle
- gulley
- floodplain
- trench
- pothole
- barranco
- trough
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- wash
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- draw
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