dells

noun

plural of dell
as in glens

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  1. glens
  2. ravines
  3. gorges
  4. canyons
  5. gullies
  6. gulches
  7. valleys
  8. dales
Noun
  • The series will follow a local estate owner, the Laird of Castle Drummoch (Branagh), who challenges the ambitions of an American billionaire intent on buying up large swaths of the glens.
    — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026
  • Set in the modern Scottish Highlands, Laird is an epic family saga in which a proud Scot defies a shadowy American billionaire hellbent on buying up the glens.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 22 July 2026
Definition of glens
Noun
  • Rising from near the Aegean coast to 9,573-foot Mytikas, Greece’s highest peak, the mountain encompasses forests, ravines, limestone cliffs, and alpine habitat with unusually rich plant diversity.
    — Bailey Berg, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Hundreds, thousands of solar panels are distributed like macropixels among ravines, pampas, slopes, and wherever there’s room for them.
    — Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026
Definition of ravines
Noun
  • The outdoorsy traveler hiking the gorges in Crete or the trails in Andros should bring a pair of sturdy shoes, a hat for sun protection, and tons of SPF.
    — Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 27 July 2026
  • The list spans the country, from New England villages awash in crimson and gold to alpine landscapes in Colorado and dramatic river gorges in the Pacific Northwest.
    — Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of gorges
Noun
  • Explore the landscape of rolling plains, steep canyons, and family dynasties with a stake in the land that runs deep.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Propelled by strong winds and low humidity, the flames quickly spread over foothills and through canyons.
    — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of canyons
Noun
  • The dark form of the bear was rounding the ridges and gullies, appearing and disappearing among the brush in the direction of the head of the canyon.
    — Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026
  • Scott Gordon, chief of water enforcement for EPA’s regional office at the time, toured the site in 2000 and said he was shocked by how the industrial water found its path into the river, sometimes through gullies cut by the flow.
    — DYLAN JACKSON, ABC News, 6 May 2026
Definition of gullies
Noun
  • Plastic waste flutters and settles into gulches, catches in the fencing.
    — Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026
  • Head right, and there came public land, the Shasta-Trinity National Forest with its creeks and gulches and two-bit towns like Peanut and Beegum.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
Definition of gulches
Noun
  • The historic hilltop Fortress of San Leo affords visitors panoramic views of the valleys below.
    — Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Players can peer over the sculpture’s steep cliffs and drop down into its cavernous valleys at their leisure, without the time and cost constraints of visiting the actual sculpture in person.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of valleys
Noun
  • This pretty, charming — and calming — trail often evokes the rolling hills and dales of the English countryside.
    — Kalpana Mohan, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of dales
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