valley floor

collocation in English

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valley
noun[C]
uk
/ˈvæl.i/us
/ˈvæl.i/
an area of low land between hills or mountains, often with a river running ...
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floor
noun
uk
/flɔːr/us
/flɔːr/
the flat surface of a room on which ...
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(Definition ofvalleyandfloorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Likewise, the lowest value between the two peaks could be in a single point (the tip of a sharp ' v ') or a flatbottomedvalleyfloor.
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The plots were established at randomly selected locations on thevalleyfloor.
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Note that the data from the collecting site on thevalleyfloorwere excluded from these analyses.
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By using available preserved morphological data, the gradient of thevalleyflooris measured at about 6°.
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During these cold phases, deep groundwater movement was confined by a layer of permafrost up to 100 m thick that sealed thevalleyfloorand sides.
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The transformation that is taking place on thevalleyfloorand up the hillside is nothing short of remarkable.
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These will provide stronger buttresses, even more drainage, and the replacement of the swampy substance on thevalleyfloorby free draining material.
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It is about 200m ft above thevalleyfloor.
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Both ascend from the foot of the valley, rising with thevalleyfloor.
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Named for the way its granite face reflects the sunshine, it rises from thevalleyfloorto an elevation of almost 4000 ft.
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It is 8 metres high above thevalleyfloorand 8.5 m above the foot of the dam.
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At the end of the outflow, the lighter sands and silts were deposited in bars and across thevalleyfloor.
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Opened in 1805, the aqueduct is more than long and above thevalleyfloor.
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The landscape includes avalleyfloor, forests and alps.
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Seismic studies suggest that the basalt below thevalleyflooris about 1400 metres (4593.2 feet) thick.
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Avalanching and icefalls are the mechanisms for ice and snow transfer to thevalleyfloorbelow.
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Thevalleyflooris at an altitude of about 15002000 meters.
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The encampment itself was out of sight on thevalleyfloor.
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Thevalleyfloorat around 150 m above sea level provides a route through the downs which locally reach 200 to 300 metres.
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The height of the dam is variously given as 26 m (probably height abovevalleyfloor) or 28.4 m (probably structural height).
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