dalles

See also: dallés and Dalles

English

Etymology

From the French dalle.

Noun

dalles

(plural only) The rapids in a deep, narrow stream confined between the rock walls of a canyon or gorge.
(plural only) A steep-sided part of a stream channel, near the dalles proper, marked by clefts, ravines, or gorges.

References

United States Bureau of Mines, Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms (1996).

Anagrams

Edsall, ladles

Catalan

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈda.ʎəs/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈda.ʎes/

Noun

dalles

plural of dalla

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dal/

Noun

dalles f

plural of dalle

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