Valley
Low between peaks
A valley is a low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream running through it.
Valleys form through erosion or geological faulting: the Nile Valley, Silicon Valley.
Figuratively, a valley suggests a low point between peaks: a valley in the stock market, the valley of the shadow of death.
Flood-prone riverside lowland
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- riverbedFloor beneath flowing water
- deltaSymbol denoting variation
- alluvialDeposited by moving water
tributary · meander · confluence · estuary · drainage · riparian · silt · sediment
Of high elevations
- glacialOf frozen rivers
- moraineGlacier-deposited debris pile
- cirqueGlacier-carved mountain basin
- hangingExecution by noose
U-shaped · V-shaped · snowmelt · elevation · summit · ridge · slope · treeline
Not elevated
- downturnEconomic decline period
- troughOpen container for animal feed
- slumpExtended period of decline
- depressionProlonged low state
nadir · bottom · decline · dip · rough · shadow · darkness · despair
gorge
Deep, narrow valley
dale · hollow · basin · dell · gulch · rift · chasm · lowland · depression · trough
floodplain
Flood-prone riverside lowland
alluvial · tributary · meander · confluence · estuary · drainage · riparian · silt · sediment · terrace
alpine
Of high elevations
hanging · U-shaped · V-shaped · snowmelt · elevation · summit · ridge · slope · treeline · meadow
low
Not elevated
depression · nadir · bottom · decline · dip · rough · shadow · darkness · despair · struggle
Loire
France's principal western river
Rhine · Danube · Hudson · Tennessee · Kathmandu · Swat · Yosemite · settlement · civilization · heritage
vineyard
Grape-growing estate
cultivation · harvest · pastoral · grazing · terraced · irrigation · crops · yield · husbandry · tillage
Valleymountain
Tall natural landmass
peak · summit · mountaintop · mountain peak · ridge
- Silicon ValleyBay Area tech corridor
- peaks and valleysAlternating extremes of experience
- valley floorsLow terrain between heights
- valley of deathDeadly gorge or passage
- Death ValleyBelow-sea-level California desert
- valley girlUptalk-using suburban teen