Gorges

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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}.]
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     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.
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              The valley of the shadow of death.    --Ps. xxiii.
                                                    4.
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              Sweet interchange
              Of hill and valley, rivers, woods, and plains.
                                                    --Milton.
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     Note: Deep and narrow valleys with abrupt sides are usually
           the results of erosion by water, and are called
           {gorges}, {ravines}, {canyons}, {gulches}, etc.
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     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.
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     {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.
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