"river valley" meaning in English

See river valley in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: river valleys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} river valley (plural river valleys)
  1. (geology, soil science) A low-lying area of land that has been carved out by a river over time. Categories (topical): Geology, Soil science
    Sense id: en-river_valley-en-noun-dDzSjYg1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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