drowned valley


noun
  1. a valley that, having been flooded by the sea, now exists as a bay or estuary.

Origin of drowned valley

1
First recorded in 1900–05

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How to use drowned valley in a sentence

  • They plodded on, arguing, toward their rendezvous with Quintana's outpost on the edge of drowned valley.

    The Flaming Jewel | Robert W. Chambers
  • All I know is that whatever is livin' in drowned valley at this hour has gotta live and die there.

    The Flaming Jewel | Robert W. Chambers
  • Quintana might already have left drowned valley by that third exit unknown to Clinch.

    The Flaming Jewel | Robert W. Chambers
  • So twilight died in the stillness of drowned valley and the pall of night lay over all things,—living and dead alike.

    The Flaming Jewel | Robert W. Chambers
  • Slowly, still, she moved until her sensitive feet felt the trodden path from drowned valley.

    The Flaming Jewel | Robert W. Chambers