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intervale

[ in-ter-veyl ]

/ ˈɪn tərˌveɪl /

noun Chiefly New England.

a low-lying tract of land along a river.

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Origin of intervale

1640–50; variant of interval; by folk etymology taken as inter- + vale

Words nearby intervale

interval of convergence, interval phase, interval scale, interval signal, interval training, intervale, intervalometer, intervarsity, intervene, intervenient, intervening sequence

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Example sentences from the Web for intervale

And in company with three other extremely rich men he arranged, once a year, a Field Day for the town of Intervale.
The Box-Car Children|Gertrude Chandler Warner
The intervale (mainly in meadow) is much wider on the left bank, the swell beyond it being in some places scarcely visible.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
In a region with scarcely any level land or intervale, farmers are at a disadvantage.
On Horseback|Charles Dudley Warner
All through the spring and early summer months, boys were in training for miles around, getting ready for Intervale's Field Day.
The Box-Car Children|Gertrude Chandler Warner

The forest on the intervale between the stream and the mountain was mainly of spruce, basswood, yellow birch and a few firs.
When Life Was Young|C. A. Stephens

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