intervale
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of intervale
1640–50; variant of interval; by folk etymology taken as inter- + vale ( def. )
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The intervale and low lands are generally later in drying, and are generally cultivated in June.
From History of New Brunswick by Peter Fisher
The forest on the intervale between the stream and the mountain was mainly of spruce, basswood, yellow birch and a few firs.
From When Life Was Young At the Old Farm in Maine by C. A. (Charles Asbury) Stephens
As they inhabited fertile intervale land, they gave more attention to agriculture than any of the neighboring tribes, and appear to have been originally more peaceably inclined towards the whites than some of their neighbors.
From The Abenaki Indians Their Treaties of 1713 & 1717, and a Vocabulary by Frederic Kidder
No chance for a bath appeared, so he washed his burning face and took a rest, enjoying the splendid view far over valley and intervale through the gap in the mountain range.
From Spinning-Wheel Stories by Louisa May Alcott
Beyond the house there was a smooth intervale, with here and there a hollow, where the troops could find shelter from the artillery-fire of the enemy.
From The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy by Charles Carleton Coffin
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