From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Dale \Dale\ (d[=a]l), noun [AS. d[ae]l; akin to LG., D., Sw., Dan., OS., & Goth. dal, Icel. dalr, OHG. tal, G. thal, and perh. to Gr. qo'los a rotunda, Skr. dh[=a]ra depth. Cf. {Dell}.]
1. A low place between hills; a vale or valley.
Where mountaines rise, umbrageous dales descend. --Thomson.
2. A trough or spout to carry off water, as from a pump. --Knight.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: an open river valley (in a hilly area)
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
20 Moby Thesaurus words for "dale": bottom, bottom glade, bottoms, combe, dell, dingle, gap, gill, glen, grove, intervale, lunar rill, pass, ravine, strath, trench, trough, vale, valley, wadi
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dale, IL Zip code(s): 62829 Dale, IN (town, FIPS 16624) Location: 38.16720 N, 86.98661 W Population (1990): 1553 (599 housing units) Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 47523 Dale, NY Zip code(s): 14039 Dale, PA (borough, FIPS 18000) Location: 40.31185 N, 78.90409 W Population (1990): 1642 (799 housing units) Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Dale, TX Zip code(s): 78616
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Dale, IN -- U.S. town in Indiana Population (2000): 1568 Housing Units (2000): 630 Land area (2000): 1.529225 sq. miles (3.960674 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.529225 sq. miles (3.960674 sq. km) FIPS code: 16624 Located within: Indiana (IN), FIPS 18 Location: 38.168603 N, 86.988072 W ZIP Codes (1990): 47523 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Dale, IN Dale
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Dale, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania Population (2000): 1503 Housing Units (2000): 745 Land area (2000): 0.176490 sq. miles (0.457107 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.176490 sq. miles (0.457107 sq. km) FIPS code: 18000 Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42 Location: 40.310524 N, 78.903886 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Dale, PA Dale
From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:
Dale -- U.S. County in Alabama Population (2000): 49129 Housing Units (2000): 21779 Land area (2000): 561.073837 sq. miles (1453.174505 sq. km) Water area (2000): 1.600961 sq. miles (4.146470 sq. km) Total area (2000): 562.674798 sq. miles (1457.320975 sq. km) Located within: Alabama (AL), FIPS 01 Location: 31.394100 N, 85.615013 W Headwords: Dale Dale, AL Dale County Dale County, AL
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