vlei

/ vleɪ, fleɪ /

noun

1. an area of low marshy ground, esp one that feeds a stream

2. dialect,  a marsh

Word History and Origins

Origin of vlei¹

C19: from Afrikaans (for sense 1); from obsolete N American Dutch dialect (for sense 2): _valley

Example Sentences

Of the vlei people there was no sign.

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The vlei people roused themselves and overwhelmed him before he got half a mile.

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He should have asked Myanda for the holophone straightaway, but it was so tempting, after the exhausting escape from Dead Man’s Vlei, to rest awhile.

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“You said you were taking us into the vlei, ” Eye cried.

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The comforting lights of Vainona retreated, and the watchful dark of Dead Man’s Vlei surrounded them.

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