Glen
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɡlɛn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Glen is a noun meaning A secluded and narrow valley, especially one with a river running through it; a depression between hills; a dale.
Meaning
A secluded and narrow valley, especially one with a river running through it; a depression between hills; a dale.
Example Sentences
What riches too, of gold and jewels, might not be hidden among those forest-shrouded glens and peaks? And beyond, and beyond again, ever new islands, new continents perhaps, an inexhaustible wealth of yet undiscovered worlds.
Word Forms
- glens
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include glyn, dale, valley, sanders, dell, ravine.
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