: a secluded hollow or small valley usually covered with trees or turf
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The boys both love hotels and taking family trips to the dells or the bay beach.
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Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Watson Lake: Enjoy kayaking or paddleboarding, or simply relax and take in the beautiful scenery around this stunning lake surrounded by ancient granite dells.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
Fractured and rounded by years of geological upheavals and exposure to the sculpting effects of weather, the dells are a cluster of nooks, crannies and blind curves interrupted by the course of Boulder Creek.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
To stay warm, avoid sleeping in any dips, dells, or washes, as cold air will sink and settle into them (and onto you).
—Diana Helmuth, Outdoor Life, 29 Nov. 2023
Hi-ho-a-dario a spoiler in the dell!
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 12 July 2022
Perhaps an out-of-place twinkle from deep in the rustle of some bushes, or a delicate rainbow in the light of the local dell.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2022
The dell is one of Quock’s favorites for a couple of reasons.
—Carl Nolte, SFChronicle.com, 24 Oct. 2020
The dell flourished for years until a big storm in 1995 toppled the trees.
—Carl Nolte, SFChronicle.com, 24 Oct. 2020
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Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Watson Lake: Enjoy kayaking or paddleboarding, or simply relax and take in the beautiful scenery around this stunning lake surrounded by ancient granite dells.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
Fractured and rounded by years of geological upheavals and exposure to the sculpting effects of weather, the dells are a cluster of nooks, crannies and blind curves interrupted by the course of Boulder Creek.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
To stay warm, avoid sleeping in any dips, dells, or washes, as cold air will sink and settle into them (and onto you).
—Diana Helmuth, Outdoor Life, 29 Nov. 2023
Hi-ho-a-dario a spoiler in the dell!
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 12 July 2022
Perhaps an out-of-place twinkle from deep in the rustle of some bushes, or a delicate rainbow in the light of the local dell.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2022
The dell is one of Quock’s favorites for a couple of reasons.
—Carl Nolte, SFChronicle.com, 24 Oct. 2020
The dell flourished for years until a big storm in 1995 toppled the trees.
—Carl Nolte, SFChronicle.com, 24 Oct. 2020
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“Dell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dell. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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: a secluded small valley
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