Plural of dale
regular plural
The plural of dale is dales.
Forms of dale
| Singular | dale /deu/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | dales /deɪlz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Dales in a sentence
- And Bakr—all ʿIrāq’s broad plain is theirs: but if so they will, a shield comes to guard their homes from lofty Yamāmah’s dales.2015, Harry Munt, with contributions from Touraj Daryaee, Omar Edaibat, Robert Hoyland, and Isabel Toral-Niehoff, “Arabic and Persian…. From the entry ʿIrāq
- Driving out here, along a linear, Springsteenian freeway, the dales and the chimneys compete for attention, each of them equally irregular and harshly beautiful.2012, Owen Hatherley, A New Kind of Bleak: Journeys Through Urban Britain. From the entry Springsteenian
- Theirs was the same spirit that caused our own covenanting fathers to leave their homes and wander amongst the hills and dales and caves.1902, A. Gracie, “The Outlook in Ho-nan”, in China's Millions, China Inland Mission, page 86. From the entry Ho-nan
Meaning of dale
- noun A valley, often in an otherwise hilly area.
- noun The sunken or grooved portion of the surface of a vinyl record.
- noun A trough or spout to carry off water, as from a pump.
Questions about the plural of dale
- What is the plural of dale?
- The plural of dale is dales.
- Is dale countable?
- Dale is a countable noun.
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