shallow valley

collocation in English

meaningsofshallowandvalley

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shallow
adjective
uk
/ˈʃæl.əʊ/us
/ˈʃæl.oʊ/
having only a short distance from the top to ...
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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 ofshallowandvalleyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In this way the process of excavation works its way across the landscape leaving ashallowvalleyof uneven piles of mixed subsoil materials, mostly sand and gravel.
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He inferred that ashallowvalleyreservoir is a nasty, stinking, smelly place in a dry summer and who would want to go sailing there?
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Most of the city lies in ashallowvalleysurrounded by low rolling hills.
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The trail is relatively level with a drop into ashallowvalley.
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It was built in ashallowvalleyamong low, steep hills.
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It has cut itself ashallowvalleyin the semi-arid country that lies on both sides.
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The village itself is set in ashallowvalley, sheltered by low hills on three sides.
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These huge granite boulders are scattered through a wide,shallowvalley.
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The fact that the village lies in ashallowvalleysupports the second theory.
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It is situated between forests, vineyards and fields in ashallowvalley.
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The park is situated in ashallowvalleycontaining a brook of the same name.
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Between this cairn and the top, in ashallowvalley, lies a small tarn.
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The excavators noted the site was quite marshy and this suggested that a stream had once flowed close to the temple at the bottom of theshallowvalley.
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In the middle of the oasis and parallel to it runs ashallowvalleywith salt ponds and salines.
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It is a typical meandering river with a single main channel embanked within a flat,shallowvalley.
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The cemetery is set in ashallowvalleywith many ancient trees and large areas of landscaped shrubbery and flowers.
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One comes across these conditions where motorways cross rivers, streams or marshy areas, usually in shallow valleys.
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It formed around three roads which run down shallow valleys to a central junction.
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The curves for the fission of the later actinides tend to make even more shallow valleys.
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