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dalles

  [dalz]
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–plural noun
the rapids of a river running between the walls of a canyon or gorge.
Also, dells.

Origin:
1825–35, Americanism; < CanF, pl. of F dial. (Normandy) dalle lit., sink ≪ Gmc; cf. OE dæl dale

Dalles

  [dalz]
–noun
The, a city in N Oregon. 10,820.
Also called City of the Dalles.
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dalles   (dālz)   
pl.n.  The rapids of a river that runs between the steep precipices of a gorge or narrow valley.

[French, pl. of dalle, gutter, from Old French, from Old Norse dæla.]
Dalles   (dālz)   
A city of northern Oregon on the Columbia River east of Portland. An important stop on the Oregon Trail in the 1800s, it is now a busy inland port. Population: 12,100.
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