{
    "term": "valley",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "image": "data/images/mo/mountains.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "an area of low land between hills or mountains, often with a river flowing through it; the land that a river flows through",
            "sensetop": "in a valley",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "In the valley below cows were grazing peacefully.",
                    "contextForm": "in a valley"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the fertile soils of **river valleys**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A stream runs the length of the valley floor."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the Shenandoah Valley"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the valley of the Nile"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a small town set in a valley"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The cottage was in a wooded valley."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The road climbs up the side of the valley."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A large cloud filled the valley and obscured vision."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The castle is situated on a hill overlooking a valley."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The rivers Rhône and Rhine rise here and form broad valleys."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a high hill that dominates the mineral-rich valleys of this region"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a valley surrounded by mountains"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Geography"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["broad", "deep", "high"],
                "verb + valley": ["enter", "leave", "reach"],
                "valley + noun": ["bottom", "floor", "side"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the valley"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈvæli/",
                "audio": "va/valley/valley__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈvæli/",
                "audio": "va/valley/valley__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French valee, based on Latin vallis, valles; compare with vale."
}