the low land between hills or mountains, often with a river flowing through it
hollow in the land
Cases of word usage
1) (especially in North England and in poetry) = valley (dale)
2) a mass of ice, formed by snow on mountains, moving slowly along a valley (glacier)
3) a deep, narrow valley (ravine)
4) a long bridge (usually with many arches) carrying a road, railway or canal across a valley (viaduct)