Strath
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /stɹæθ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Strath is a noun meaning A wide, flat river valley.
Meaning
A wide, flat river valley.
More Meanings
- A piece of flat land beside a body of water.
Example Sentences
Agatha and Inga rode their horses with style across the strath.
[T]he place is pretty pleasant, close by Forth waterside, att the foot of Craigmor, betwixt which and the watar there is a strath very proper for walking: […]
[T]he other stream, which had its source among the mountains on the left hand of the strath, seemed to issue from a very narrow and dark opening betwixt two large rocks.
[T]hoſe fair Straths that vvater’d are / VVith Tay and Tvveed’s ſmooth Streams, / VVhich gentily and daintily / Eat dovvn the flovvry Braes; / As greatly and quietly / They vvimple to the Seas.
Word Forms
- straths
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tay, haugh, shin, ghyll, streamie, spean.
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