dells

[ delz ]

plural noun

1. dalles.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dells¹

By construal as a plural of dell

Example Sentences

The hummocks and dells are piles of debris, barricades, craters and trenches.

From Reuters

The valleys were still, and the glens and dells, but if you listened you could hear the faerie folk lamenting, and a mournful tinkling as many tiny bells began to ring out.

From Washington Post

In fields, dells, and hollows, families terrified by what they read in the papers each day about the collapsing national economy nonetheless now began to think about Chicago.

From Literature

It's humps, hollows and greens on plateaus and in dells with its two loops of nines along the water make it a ideal links venue and one worthy of a visit.

From Golf Digest

A recent video by their Bavarian chapter shows rolling hills and sprightly young men boxing in woodland dells.

From Economist