n.
Pronunciation: ' va-l ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural valleys
Etymology: Middle English valeye, from Anglo-French valee, from val valley ― more at VALE
Date: 14th century
1 a : an elongate depression of the earth's surface usually between ranges of hills or mountains b : an area drained by a river and its tributaries
2 : a low point or condition
3 a : HOLLOW , DEPRESSION b : the place of meeting of two slopes of a roof that form on the plan a reentrant angle