I. ˈdāl, esp before pause or consonant -āəl noun
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Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dœl; akin to Old High German tal valley, Old Norse dalr, Gothic dal valley, Greek tholos rotunda, Old Slavic dolŭ pit; basic meaning: curving
1. chiefly Britain : a river valley running between hills or through highland
2. : vale , valley
II. noun
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Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dāl — more at deal
Britain : a portion of land ; specifically : a portion of an undivided common field set off by markers
III. noun
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Etymology: French dalle gutter, stone slab, from Middle French, from Old Norse dæla; akin to Old Norse dalr valley
: a tube, trough, or pipe especially from a ship's pump