strath

stɹæθ

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#1·6h ago

A wide, flat river valley.

Agatha and Inga rode their horses with style across the strath.

Origin: [[File:Erskine Bridge from the air.jpg|thumb|A view of the River Clyde in Scotland, United Kingdom, flowing through a strath () where it is crossed by the Erskine Bridge.]] Borrowed from and , both from , from , from , from *sterh₃-. The meaning was likely influenced by a / cognate; compare .. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·6h ago

A piece of flat land beside a body of water.

[T]he place is pretty pleasant, close by Forth waterside, att the foot of Craigmor, betwixt which and the watar there is a strath very proper for walking:

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