"dry valley" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dry valleys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dry valley (plural dry valleys)
  1. (geology) A valley formed by water erosion, but without a permanent surface watercourse, often found in areas of permeable rock such as chalk or limestone. Categories (topical): Geology Translations (valley formed by water erosion, but without a permanent surface watercourse, often found in areas of permeable rock such as chalk or limestone): kuiva uoma (Finnish), Trockental [neuter] (German), szárazvölgy (Hungarian), aszó (Hungarian), horhos (Hungarian), суводолица (suvodolica) [feminine] (Macedonian), суводолина (suvodolina) [feminine] (Macedonian), суводол (suvodol) [masculine] (Macedonian), dolina sucha [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-dry_valley-en-noun-jsaS~JLM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

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