dale

¹

[ deyl ]

noun

1. a valley, especially a broad valley.

Dale

²

[ deyl ]

noun

1. Sir Henry Hal·lett [hal, -it], 1875–1968, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1936.
2. Sir Thomas, died 1619, British colonial administrator in America: governor of Virginia 1614–16.
3. a male or female given name.

dale

¹

/ deɪl /

noun

1. an open valley, usually in an area of low hills

Dale

²

/ deɪl /

noun

1. DaleSir Henry Hallet18751968MEnglishSCIENCE: physiologist Sir Henry Hallet. 1875–1968, English physiologist: shared a Nobel prize for physiology or medicine in 1936 with Otto Loewi for their work on the chemical transmission of nerve impulses

Dale

/ dāl /

1. British physiologist who discovered acetylcholine and, with Otto Loewi, investigated the chemical transmission of nerve impulses. For this work they shared the 1936 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dale¹

before 900; Middle English dal, Old English dæl; cognate with German Tal, Old Norse dalr, Gothic dals

Word History and Origins

Origin of dale¹

Old English dæl; related to Old Frisian del, Old Norse dalr, Old High German tal valley

Example Sentences

It added that clinical psychologist Dr Dale Thomas worked with the two national teams and the Welsh Rugby Players Association.

From BBC

“It’s a shame because that’s money we would have used for affordable housing,” said CEO Dale Surowitz.

From Los Angeles Times

The team, which also consists of wildlife monitor Maggie Coll, base leader Lou Hoskin, museum manager Aoife McKenna and shop manager Dale Ellis, will soon leave the UK and travel to Argentina, where they will spend a few days before taking a boat through the rough waters of the Drake passage.

From BBC

The next of kin of more than 30 former public servants will receive the Emblem following a campaign by the fathers of PCs Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes, who were murdered by Dale Cregan in Greater Manchester in 2012.

From BBC

"Our young people in Don Dale need to have opportunity for hope," said Aboriginal elder, Aunty Barb Nasir, addressing the demonstrators.

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