glens

noun

plural of glen
as in valleys
a narrow valley

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Recent Examples of glens 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 One of the finest temperate rain forests in the United States, the Hoh Rain Forest is worth visiting just for fantastical trails like the Hall of Mosses and Hoh River Trail, which wind through peaceful glens of trees positively dripping with moss. — Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2026 Pause for lunch, then drift through fishing villages, beaches and glens that define Donegal’s rugged character. — David Dickstein, Oc Register, 13 May 2026 In less than 10 minutes, a wooden bridge deposits us on the doorstep of a cinematic landscape that unfurls into a seemingly endless patchwork of rolling hills and glens in hues of umber, cinnamon, and ochre, flanked by mountains standing sentinel on either side. — Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glens
  1. valleys
  2. dales
  3. vales
  4. hollows
  5. ravines
  6. canyons
  7. gulches
  8. gorges
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
Noun
  • Her journey takes her to the soirées of Regency London and the peaks and vales of the Lake District, all in search of independence, self-love and reinvention.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 2 Apr. 2026
  • But Mary’s journey takes her far beyond that familiar estate — to the soirées of Regency London and the peaks and vales of the Lake District, all in search of independence, self-love and reinvention.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
Definition of vales
Noun
  • These snakes lay 4–15 eggs in tree hollows, which hatch in about 45 days.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Aging often creates hollows around the eyes, temples and cheeks.
    — Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
Definition of hollows
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
  • Canine teams also have been used in the search through steep canyons and dense vegetation.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • As the ribbon of asphalt climbs, clinging to rocky hillsides, the wall of trees falls away at times, revealing plunging canyons.
    — Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of canyons
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 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

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