dalles

See also: dallés

English

Etymology

From the French dalle.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dælz/
  • Rhymes: -ælz

Noun

dalles

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

Derived terms

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

Anagrams

Catalan

Pronunciation

Noun

dalles

  1. plural of dalla

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dal/

Noun

dalles f

  1. plural of dalle

Spanish

Noun

dalles m pl

  1. plural of dalle

Verb

dalles

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive of dallar
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