'Valley' definitions:

Definition of 'valley'

From: WordNet
noun
A long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river [syn: valley, vale]

Definition of 'Valley'

From: GCIDE
  • Valley \Val"ley\, n.; pl. Valleys. [OE. vale, valeie, OF. val['e]e, valede, F. vall['e]e, LL. vallata, L. vallis, valles. See Vale.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. The space inclosed between ranges of hills or mountains; the strip of land at the bottom of the depressions intersecting a country, including usually the bed of a stream, with frequently broad alluvial plains on one or both sides of the stream. Also used figuratively. [1913 Webster]
  • The valley of the shadow of death. --Ps. xxiii. 4. [1913 Webster]
  • Sweet interchange Of hill and valley, rivers, woods, and plains. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: Deep and narrow valleys with abrupt sides are usually the results of erosion by water, and are called gorges, ravines, canyons, gulches, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Arch.) (a) The place of meeting of two slopes of a roof, which have their plates running in different directions, and form on the plan a reentrant angle. (b) The depression formed by the meeting of two slopes on a flat roof. [1913 Webster]
  • Valley board (Arch.), a board for the reception of the lead gutter in the valley of a roof. The valley board and lead gutter are not usual in the United States.
  • Valley rafter, or Valley piece (Arch.), the rafter which supports the valley.
  • Valley roof (Arch.), a roof having one or more valleys. See Valley, 2, above. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Valley'

From: Easton
  • Valley
  • Heb. bik'ah, a "cleft" of the mountains (Deut. 8:7; 11:11; Ps. 104:8; Isa. 41:18); also a low plain bounded by mountains, as the plain of Lebanon at the foot of Hermon around the sources of the Jordan (Josh. 11:17; 12:7), and the valley of Megiddo (2 Chr. 35:22).
  • 'Emek, "deep;" "a long, low plain" (Job 39:10, 21; Ps. 65:13; Cant. 2:1), such as the plain of Esdraelon; the "valley of giants" (Josh. 15:8), usually translated "valley of Rephaim" (2 Sam. 5:18); of Elah (1 Sam. 17:2), of Berachah (2 Chr. 20:26); the king's "dale" (Gen. 14:17); of Jehoshaphat (Joel 3:2, 12), of Achor (Josh. 7:24; Isa. 65:10), Succoth (Ps. 60:6), Ajalon (Josh. 10:12), Jezreel (Hos. 1:5).
  • Ge, "a bursting," a "flowing together," a narrow glen or ravine, such as the valley of the children of Hinnom (2 Kings 23:10); of Eshcol (Deut. 1:24); of Sorek (Judg. 16:4), etc.
  • The "valley of vision" (Isa. 22:1) is usually regarded as denoting Jerusalem, which "may be so called," says Barnes (Com. on Isa.), "either (1) because there were several valleys within the city and adjacent to it, as the vale between Mount Zion and Moriah, the vale between Mount Moriah and Mount Ophel, between these and Mount Bezetha, and the valley of Jehoshaphat, the valley of the brook Kidron, etc., without the walls of the city; or (2) more probably it was called the valley in reference to its being compassed with hills rising to a considerable elevation above the city" (Ps. 125:2; comp. also Jer. 21:13, where Jerusalem is called a "valley").
  • Heb. nahal, a wady or water-course (Gen. 26:19; Cant. 6:11).

Valley, NE -- U.S. city in Nebraska

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Valley, NE -- U.S. city in Nebraska
Population (2000) :
1788
Housing Units (2000) :
760
Land area (2000) :
1.515030 sq. miles (3.923910 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.033750 sq. miles (0.087411 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.548780 sq. miles (4.011321 sq. km)
FIPS code :
50020
Located within :
Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
Location :
41.314199 N, 96.348250 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
68064
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Valley, AL -- U.S. city in Alabama

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Valley, AL -- U.S. city in Alabama
Population (2000) :
9198
Housing Units (2000) :
4194
Land area (2000) :
9.741416 sq. miles (25.230150 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
9.741416 sq. miles (25.230150 sq. km)
FIPS code :
78204
Located within :
Alabama (AL), FIPS 01
Location :
32.811387 N, 85.177938 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
36854
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Valley-Hi, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Valley-Hi, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
Population (2000) :
20
Housing Units (2000) :
29
Land area (2000) :
0.504223 sq. miles (1.305932 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.064571 sq. miles (0.167238 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.568794 sq. miles (1.473170 sq. km)
FIPS code :
79644
Located within :
Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location :
40.026222 N, 78.196071 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Valley -- U.S. County in Idaho

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Valley -- U.S. County in Idaho
Population (2000) :
7651
Housing Units (2000) :
8084
Land area (2000) :
3677.821913 sq. miles (9525.514622 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
55.840243 sq. miles (144.625558 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
3733.662156 sq. miles (9670.140180 sq. km)
Located within :
Idaho (ID), FIPS 16
Location :
44.655511 N, 115.920089 W

Valley -- U.S. County in Montana

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Valley -- U.S. County in Montana
Population (2000) :
7675
Housing Units (2000) :
4847
Land area (2000) :
4920.996217 sq. miles (12745.321151 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
140.982250 sq. miles (365.142335 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
5061.978467 sq. miles (13110.463486 sq. km)
Located within :
Montana (MT), FIPS 30
Location :
48.258176 N, 106.560531 W

Valley -- U.S. County in Nebraska

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Valley -- U.S. County in Nebraska
Population (2000) :
4647
Housing Units (2000) :
2273
Land area (2000) :
568.108215 sq. miles (1471.393460 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
2.405518 sq. miles (6.230264 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
570.513733 sq. miles (1477.623724 sq. km)
Located within :
Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
Location :
41.549826 N, 98.972085 W

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