broad valley

collocation in English

meaningsofbroadandvalley

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broad
adjective
uk
/brɔːd/us
/brɑːd/
very ...
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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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(Definition ofbroadandvalleyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Our front line extends along a ridge of lower hills which gives an excellent field of view over abroadvalleythrough which runs a wide and shallow river.
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It flows in a northwesterly direction through abroadvalley, formed during the last glacial times.
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Thebroadvalleyfloor is carpeted by vast agricultural regions, and dotted with numerous population centers.
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In summer, thebroadvalleyis covered with the blossoms of high alpine and tundra wildflowers.
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The river flows south through abroadvalley.
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It carved abroadvalleythere, fit for a major river.
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They found thebroadvalleyempty of any human settlement.
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The main stem river flows through abroadvalleyused for farming.
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From there it flows in a meandering course westwards through abroadvalleyarea.
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Above the coastal plain, the river occupies a comparativelybroadvalleyand the gradient increases to at least to the mile.
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He described the area as abroadvalleyplanted with fields of maize and dotted with cottonwood groves.
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The present city, which lies in abroadvalley, was founded in the 15th century on the site of an ancient city.
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For its first 8mikm 0, the stream meanders through abroadvalleydominated by agricultural uses, principally cattle grazing.
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The system is composed ofbroadvalleyfloors with a grey sandy duplex and was previously a wandoo sheoak woodland but has now mostly been cleared for agriculture.
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This shallowness arises as the river enters abroadvalleyand spreads out over a large area.
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Another interesting feature is that in no part of this area do we find rivers with broad valleys.
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This also meant that streams in the region could carve broad valleys.
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The west side is cut by combes with broad valleys on the east.
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The rivers in the region are characterized by their flat currents, broad valleys and meandering channels.
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