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  dalles

  plural noun

  the rapids of a river running between the walls of a canyon or gorge.
• Dalles
  Dalles

  noun

  The, a city in N Oregon.

dalles

¹ American  

[dalz] / dælz /

plural noun

1. the rapids of a river running between the walls of a canyon or gorge.

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Dalles ² American  

[dalz] / dælz /

noun

1. The, a city in N Oregon.

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dalles British  

/ dælz /

plural noun

1. a stretch of a river between high rock walls, with rapids and dangerous currents

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Etymology

Origin of dalles

1825–35, < Canadian French, plural of French dial. (Normandy) dalle literally, sink ≪ Germanic; compare Old English dæl dale

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At the upper end of the rapids, or dalles, is Celilo City, and at the lower end is Dalles City, sometimes known as "The Dalles."

From First Across the Continent The story of the exploring expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1804-5-6 by Noah Brooks

But the early French hunters and trappers called a chasm or a defile or gorge, "dalles," meaning in their vernacular "a trough"—and "Dalles" it has remained.

From Oregon, Washington and Alaska; Sights and Scenes for the Tourist by E. L. (Edward Lloyd) Lomax

Continuing our road in the afternoon, we ascended to the uplands, where the river passes round a point of great beauty, and goes through very remarkable dalles, in character resembling those of the Columbia.

From The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources by John Charles Frémont

These plates, in French, dalles, give the spot its name.

From Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers by Thomas Bulfinch

The walls of sandstone weather in a peculiar manner at some points in the Lower dalles, as shown on Plate XXX.

From The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin by Wallace W. Atwood

In Oregon, Google and the city of The Dalles fought for 13 months to prevent the Oregonian from getting records of how much water the company’s data centers were consuming.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2024

Now tourists only need to zoom about 20 minutes south from The Dalles on U.S.

From Seattle Times ● May 25, 2024

Google, for the first time, disclosed water use at data centers in The Dalles and around the world.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2022

Google has long maintained a policy of extreme secrecy around its data center operations, a policy it reversed last month as The Dalles moved to settle its lawsuit against The Oregonian/OregonLive.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2022

The River no longer flows tumultuously and with that militant energy which is so characteristic of the long stretches from Kettle Falls to The Dalles.

From The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce by William Denison Lyman