intervale

American  

[in-ter-veyl] / ˈɪn tərˌveɪl /

noun

Chiefly New England.

1. a low-lying tract of land along a river.

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Etymology

Origin of intervale

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

Example Sentences

Good uplands produce one and a half tons per acre, and the intervale from two to three tons.

From History of New Brunswick by Fisher, Peter

Gradually the old brick tavern resumed the functions of life: many buildings were added to it as well as many acres of farm and forest to the Doctor's original purchase of intervale land.

From The Master of the Inn by Herrick, Robert

Over intervale and upland Sounds the robin's interlude From his tree-top spire at evening Where no unbeliefs intrude.

From Later Poems by Carman, Bliss

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 Stephens, C. A. (Charles Asbury)

It is settled for more than thirty miles along its banks, having a mixture of good intervale and high land along its course.

From History of New Brunswick by Fisher, Peter