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Webster 1913 Edition


Intervale

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In′ter-val

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In′ter-vale

, }
Noun.
A tract of low ground between hills, or along the banks of a stream, usually alluvial land, enriched by the overflowings of the river, or by fertilizing deposits of earth from the adjacent hills. Cf.
Bottom
,
Noun.
, 7.
[Local, U. S.]
The woody
intervale
just beyond the marshy land.
The Century.

Definition 2024


intervale

intervale

English

Noun

intervale (plural intervales)

  1. An alluvial terrace or plain.
    • The Century
      The woody intervale just beyond the marshy land.