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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, ˈdæləs /

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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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 Atwood, Wallace W.

This is perhaps best seen in that part of the dalles known as the "Navy Yard."

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

He trod the cobbles and dalles lightly by Madge's side.

From The Tower of Oblivion by Onions, Oliver [pseud.]

The preglacial course of the Wisconsin south of the dalles has never been determined with certainty, but rational conjectures as to its position have been made.

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

And I set to work that day to list-rub the last few dalles of the jet.

From The Purple Cloud by Shiel, M. P. (Matthew Phipps)

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

We spent our first two nights at the Columbia Gorge Hotel & Spa in Hood River, 22 miles east of The Dalles.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 7, 2023

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

And like much of eastern and central Oregon, The Dalles has been in a multiyear drought that has farmers, environmental watchdogs and tribal fishers worrying about the future.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2022

We shall find here a marked change in the movement of the river as compared with its prevailing character in the five hundred miles from the British line to The Dalles.

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