intervale
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of intervale
1640–50; variant of interval; by folk etymology taken as inter- + vale ( def. )
Example Sentences
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The Parishes of Lincoln and Burton are opposite the Parishes just described, on the western side of the river—they are situated on high land interspersed with intervale.
From History of New Brunswick by Fisher, Peter
This day of the black snake was an eventful day for the little kings of the intervale.
From The Watchers of the Trails A Book of Animal Life by Roberts, Charles George Douglas, Sir
We returned across the wooded intervale, seeing no game but a partridge, which Willis shot, and reached the ford and the cabins at about four o'clock in the afternoon.
From When Life Was Young At the Old Farm in Maine by Stephens, C. A. (Charles Asbury)
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 Alcott, Louisa May
We walked steadily on, up the beautiful winding road: on one side dense forest, on the other lovely changing views of the hills across the intervale, blue now with approaching night.
From Upon The Tree-Tops by Miller, Olive Thorne
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