Valley /(?)/

Val·ley

Valley

n.

pl. Valleys

  1. The space inclosed between ranges of hills or mountains; the strip of land at the bottom of the depressions intersecting a country, including usually the bed of a stream, with frequently broad alluvial plains on one or both sides of the stream. Also used figuratively.
    The valley of the shadow of death.
    — Ps. xxiii. 4.
    Sweet interchange Of hill and valley, rivers, woods, and plains.
  2. The place of meeting of two slopes of a roof, which have their plates running in different directions, and form on the plan a reentrant angle. (Arch.)

Phrases & Compounds
Valley board
a board for the reception of the lead gutter in the valley of a roof. The valley board and lead gutter are not usual in the United States.
Valley rafter
the rafter which supports the valley.
Valley roof
a roof having one or more valleys. See Valley, 2, above.