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

The land in some parts being a second intervale, and in others a good upland with a strong soil.

From History of New Brunswick by Fisher, Peter

Beyond the house there was a smooth intervale, with here and there a hollow, where the troops could find shelter from the artillery-fire of the enemy.

From The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy by Coffin, Charles Carleton

The trackless, yellow expanse now assumes alluring miles of colour; the royal purple of the shadows seems like tinted bands binding all the intervale back yonder to the far distant council lodge.

From The Vanishing Race by Dixon, Joseph Kossuth

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

The Parishes of Maugerville and Sheffield, on the eastern side of the river, are situated on a strip of rich intervale, which being annually overflowed, yield abundant crops and are rich in pastures.

From History of New Brunswick by Fisher, Peter