WORD OF THE DAY Dalles \dalz\ [plural noun] 1. the - TopicsExpress



          

WORD OF THE DAY Dalles \dalz\ [plural noun] 1. the rapids of a river running between the walls of a canyon or gorge. Quotes: With ropes they tie themselves to the platforms so they wont slip in, Mr. Bowman says, though someone told me the fish make the platforms slippery and if they did fall in the rush of the dalles they wouldnt survive. -- Jane Kirkpatrick, A Light in the Wilderness, 2014 Origin: Dalles is an Americanism that comes from the Canadian French word (originally from Normandy) dalle meaning sink.
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