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dalles

Pronunciation: /dælz/

The English word “dalles” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The rapids in a deep, narrow stream confined between the rock walls of a canyon or gorge.
  2. A steep-sided part of a stream channel, near the dalles proper, marked by clefts, ravines, or gorges.

Etymology

From the French dalle.

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