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valley
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + valley
narrow
• The valley becomes narrower at this point.
wide/broad
• We looked down on the wide valley below.
deep/steep
• a bridge across a deep valley
a river valley
• The route passes through beautiful wooded river valleys.
a green/wooded/lush valley
(= one with a lot of plants or trees growing in it )
• We were on a ridge above a green valley, with the mountains beyond it.
the Thames/San Fernando etc Valley
• There are extensive views across the Forth Valley.
valley + NOUN
the valley floor
• Most of the town is built on the valley floor.
phrases
the side of a valley
• He looked across to the far side of the valley.
the slopes of a valley
• They live in houses of stone on the slopes of a wooded valley.
the head of a valley
(= the higher end of a valley )
• There is a great waterfall at the head of a valley.
the bottom of a valley
• The stream in the bottom of the valley was spanned by a narrow bridge.
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valley
an area of lower land between two lines of hills or mountains, usually with a river flowing through it:
• The route passes through a remote mountain valley. • a trek up the Gokyo Valley to see Mount Everest
gorge
a deep narrow valley with steep sides - often used in names, especially in Europe:
• The river flows through a deep gorge. • Cheddar Gorge
canyon
a deep valley with very steep sides - often used in names, especially in North and South America:
• She looked down the side of the canyon. • We visited the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
ravine
a small valley with very steep sides:
• He fell down a ravine.
glen
a deep narrow valley in Scotland or Ireland:
• They followed the river along the glen. • the Glens of Antrim
gully
a small narrow valley, usually formed by a lot of rain flowing down the side of a hill:
• They reached the top by scrambling up a gully.
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noun ADJ. broad, deep, high, long, steep, wide | little, narrow, shallow, small | steep | lower, upper | fertile, forested, green, wooded | mountain, river | Rhine, Thames, etc. VALLEY + NOUN bottom, floor, side PREP. in a/the ~ The cottage was in a wooded valley.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary