Dell (landform)

Dell (landform): Dell in the Little Carpathians with a dry stream channel

In physical geography, a dell is a small wooded valley. Like "dale", the word "dell" is derived from the Old English word dæl.

See also

Cirque

Combe (or coombe—a Brythonic word meaning a steep-sided valley)

Coulee

Dells of the Wisconsin River

Glen, glaciated valley, U-shaped

Gully, Gorge

Rivendell - Tolkien's fictional Elvish locale.

Vale, Valley

Hollywood Dell

Farmer in the Dell

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