intervale
[in-ter-veyl]
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noun Chiefly New England.
a low-lying tract of land along a river.
Also interval.
Origin of intervale
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Presently across the intervale he caught the faint tinkle of herd-bells.
The Story of WoolSara Ware Bassett
It afterwards diminishes, and strips of intervale narrow its bed.
First History of New BrunswickPeter Fisher
In a region with scarcely any level land or intervale, farmers are at a disadvantage.
On HorsebackCharles Dudley Warner
"Townsend, four miles; Intervale, six miles," read Henry aloud.
The Box-Car ChildrenGertrude Chandler Warner
On the left or opposite bank of the stream there was no intervale at all.
The Master of ApplebyFrancis Lynde