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Dry Valley

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

name

Meaning 1

A census-designated place and valley in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States.

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noun

Meaning 2

A valley formed by water erosion, but without a permanent surface watercourse, often found in areas of permeable rock such as chalk or limestone.

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Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

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Across languages

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10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: kuiva uoma — valley formed by water erosion, but without a permanent surface watercourse, often found in areas of permeable rock such as chalk or limestone
  • German: Trockental — valley formed by water erosion, but without a permanent surface watercourse, often found in areas of permeable rock such as chalk or limestone
  • Hindi: सूखी घाटी (sūkhī ghāṭī) — valley formed by water erosion, but without a permanent surface watercourse, often found in areas of permeable rock such as chalk or limestone
  • Hungarian: szárazvölgy — valley formed by water erosion, but without a permanent surface watercourse, often found in areas of permeable rock such as chalk or limestone
  • Hungarian: aszó — valley formed by water erosion, but without a permanent surface watercourse, often found in areas of permeable rock such as chalk or limestone
  • Hungarian: horhos — valley formed by water erosion, but without a permanent surface watercourse, often found in areas of permeable rock such as chalk or limestone
  • Macedonian: суводолица (suvodolica) — valley formed by water erosion, but without a permanent surface watercourse, often found in areas of permeable rock such as chalk or limestone
  • Macedonian: суводолина (suvodolina) — valley formed by water erosion, but without a permanent surface watercourse, often found in areas of permeable rock such as chalk or limestone
  • Macedonian: суводол (suvodol) — valley formed by water erosion, but without a permanent surface watercourse, often found in areas of permeable rock such as chalk or limestone
  • Polish: dolina sucha — valley formed by water erosion, but without a permanent surface watercourse, often found in areas of permeable rock such as chalk or limestone