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intervale

[ in-ter-veyl ]

noun

, Chiefly New England.
  1. a low-lying tract of land along a river.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of intervale1

1640–50; variant of interval; by folk etymology taken as inter- + vale ( def )

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Example Sentences

As far down as Mayence or Mentz (55 miles), the low banks and broad intervale continue, and there is little worthy of notice.

And in company with three other extremely rich men he arranged, once a year, a Field Day for the town of Intervale.

All through the spring and early summer months, boys were in training for miles around, getting ready for Intervale's Field Day.

Howe's division was next in line, where the Rebel batteries had full sweep of the broad intervale.

The river rolled gently along with plenty of depth, and beyond it was another beach, and then the swelling intervale.

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