intervale

[in-ter-veyl]

noun

Chiefly New England.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of intervale¹

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

Example Sentences

New York City Councilman Rafael Salamanca attributed the "massive fire" to a "gas explosion" at the building on Intervale Avenue in the 17th District, which he represents.

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Tuesday, and the building on Intervale Avenue had partially collapsed.

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A fire at a residential building at 850 Intervale Avenue in the Bronx of New York City on Tuesday has left seven people injured and at least one dead, according to local authorities.

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The next episode, written by Alexander Lambie, 29, picks up 15 stops later at the Intervale Avenue station, where a single mother bumps into a friend and abandons a plan to visit a questionably committed lover.

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In 2018, alliance volunteers recut the Maple Villa Trail, in Intervale, which was created in 1933 by the Civilian Conservation Corps.

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