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dells

American  
[delz] / dɛlz /

plural noun

  1. dalles.


Etymology

Origin of dells

By construal as a plural of dell

Example Sentences

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It's humps, hollows and greens on plateaus and in dells with its two loops of nines along the water make it a ideal links venue and one worthy of a visit.

From Golf Digest Jul. 18, 2017

A lithe athlete and a musician skilled on the mandolin and guitar, Bailey was raised in the mountains and dells of the Adirondacks in New York and has skied biathlon for a decade.

From New York Times Mar. 29, 2016

Instead of the suburban vistas, there are deep dells, overhanging trees, shaded walks, radiant flowers and glowing colours.

From BBC May 26, 2013

I have watched a misty pink sunrise across gentle Indiana, seen the farms and autumnal dells of Wisconsin, the wheeling perspectives of corn fields, pumpkin fields, harrowed earth and prairie roads.

From The Guardian Oct. 19, 2010

It sent its stealthy, suckered tentacles inching along the insides of his skull, hoovering the knolls and dells of his memory, dislodging old sentences, whisking them off the tip of his tongue.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

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