dale

[ deyl ]

/ deɪl /

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noun

a valley, especially a broad valley.

Nearby words

dalai lama, dalan, dalapon, dalasi, dalcroze, dale, dalek, dales, dalesman, daleth, daley

Origin of dale

before 900; Middle English dal, Old English dæl; cognate with German Tal, Old Norse dalr, Gothic dals

Definition for dale (2 of 2)

Dale

[ deyl ]

/ deɪl /

noun

Sir Henry Hal·lett

[hal-it] /ˈhæl ɪt/, 1875–1968, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1936.

Sir Thomas,died 1619, British colonial administrator in America: governor of Virginia 1614–16.

a male or female given name.

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His silken yellow hair fell in heavy curls on a pair of the broadest shoulders in the dale.
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The canoe fight was ended, but Dale's work was not yet done.
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And Norah felt intensely grateful to Dale and intensely disgusted with her parent.
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"Delighted, I'm sure," said Dale, who stood looking down on the Liliputian egotist with polite wonder.
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British Dictionary definitions for dale (1 of 2)

dale

/ (deɪl) /

noun

an open valley, usually in an area of low hills

Word Origin for dale

Old English dæl; related to Old Frisian del, Old Norse dalr, Old High German tal valley

British Dictionary definitions for dale (2 of 2)

Dale

/ (deɪl) /

noun

Sir Henry Hallet. 1875–1968, English physiologist: shared a Nobel prize for physiology or medicine in 1936 with Otto Loewi for their work on the chemical transmission of nerve impulses

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Medicine definitions for dale

Dale

[ dāl ]

Sir Henry Hallett 1875-1968

British physiologist. He shared a 1936 Nobel Prize for work on the chemical transmission of nerve impulses, particularly for the isolation and study of acetylcholine (1914).

Science definitions for dale

Dale

[ dāl ]

Sir Henry Hallett 1875-1968

British physiologist who discovered acetylcholine and, with Otto Loewi, investigated the chemical transmission of nerve impulses. For this work they shared the 1936 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine.