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dry valley

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noun

  1. a valley originally produced by running water but now waterless

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Nali, his grandma, rushed out of her mobile home, which sat in the middle of a wide, dry valley, waving her arms in large circles at him.

From Literature

You might know the Methow Valley in north-central Washington as a Nordic ski destination, but the big dry valley east of Lake Chelan also delivers stunning road biking terrain and amenities.

From Seattle Times

The excavation site at Les Varines on Jersey is located just north of St Helier, at the head of a dry valley that drops towards the sea.

From BBC

Looking behind, you see a dry valley.

From Scientific American

This is a large river of ice flowing between two mountains called the Glacier South of Dry Valley.

From New York Times