Glen
[glen]
[glen] or [ɡlɛn]
Definition
(n.) A secluded and narrow valley; a dale; a depression between hills.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Valley, vale, dale, dell, dingle.
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Definition
n. a narrow valley worn by a river: a depression between hills.
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Examples
- The hills beyond Marsh Glen sent the answer faintly back--Where are you? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- In the deepest, shadiest spot in the glen, where the water runs low, under brushwood. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- His conjecture was corroborated at Glen Tilt (and in the island of Arran). Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- The glen and sky spun round: the hills heaved! Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- But God sees not as man sees: _His_ will be done-- He opened the gate, passed through it, and strayed away down the glen. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Put on your things; go out by the kitchen-door: take the road towards the head of Marsh Glen: I will join you in a moment. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- I smelt the honeysuckles in the glen this summer morning, she said, as I stood at the counting-house window. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
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