strath

American  

[strath, strahth] / stræθ, strɑθ /

noun

Scot.

1. a wide valley.

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strath British  

/ stræθ /

noun

1. a broad flat river valley

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Etymology

Origin of strath

1530–40; < Irish, Scots Gaelic srath; akin to stratum

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Example Sentences

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strath

Low down in the strath here there is a stream of water, a river in fact, rushing along, its waters sparkling in the moonlight, and everywhere on its banks the sward is green and beautiful.

From Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers by Gordon Stables

His "own romantic town" glories in his memory; every city, village and hamlet of the Lowlands, with strath, meadow and moorland, echo his praise.

From The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion by Robert Turnbull

There is not a district in Skye but has its great man, who forms the subject of conversation round the peat fire when the winter winds are blowing down the strath.

From Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland by Daniel Turner Holmes

The place of meeting was a green hill-side, near the opening of a deep, long withdrawing strath, with a river running through the midst.

From Leading Articles on Various Subjects by John Davidson

And thou, O fondest heart, flying to my mother, tell her that between two mountains and valleys, in an even strath, dwell fifty braves, who draw together courageously to kill a very fat bustard.

From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Xavier Hommaire de Hell

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