drowned valley

American  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of drowned valley

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

Stumps and dead boughs were rotting in the shallows, the remains it seemed of old thickets, or of a hedge that had once lined the road across the drowned valley.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

The lower St. Lawrence is perhaps the greatest example of a drowned valley in the world, but many other rivers are in the same condition.

From Composition-Rhetoric by Brooks, Stratton D.

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

From The Flaming Jewel by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)

Puget Sound is a "drowned valley," with an abundance of deep water.

From Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges by Redway, Jacques W. (Jacques Wardlaw)