Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun plural The rapids of a river that runs between the steep precipices of a gorge or narrow valley.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural Northwestern U. S. & Canada A rapid, esp. one where the channel is narrowed between rock walls.
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- noun The rapids in a deep, narrow stream confined between the rock walls of a canyon or gorge.
- noun A steep-sided part of a stream channel, near the dalles proper, marked by clefts, ravines, or gorges.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The word "dalles" is French, and signifies flagstones, such as are used for sidewalks.
First Across the Continent; The Story of The Exploring Expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1804-5-6
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Ses murs font près de 3m d'épaisseur, sa toiture est composée de 2 dalles en béton fortement armées, séparées entre elles par une chambre d'éclatement qui jouait un rôle antidéflagration.
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The ecoregion is particularly characterized by the presence of calcareous slabs called "dalles."
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And I set to work that day to list-rub the last few dalles of the jet.
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They had continued to follow the stone dalles of the embankment and were now near the end of the Quai; he stopped short again, and again stared at the mountains.
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Continuing our road in the afternoon, we ascended to the uplands, where the river passes round a point of great beauty, and goes through very remarkable dalles, in character resembling those of the Columbia.
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We made the portage of the shoots this morning by carrying our boat and baggage across the land, and in half an hour, arrived at one of the upper dalles.
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But she stemmed every thing gallantly, under the direction of our experienced guides, and we soon embarked again, and proceeded to the lower dalles.
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Mr. Nuttall, who has just returned from the dalles, where he has been spending some weeks, brings distressing intelligence from above.
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At the upper end of the rapids, or dalles, is Celilo City, and at the lower end is Dalles City, sometimes known as "The Dalles."
First Across the Continent; The Story of The Exploring Expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1804-5-6
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