noun
glen
glehn
noun
1
A narrow, secluded valley, especially in Scotland or Ireland.
"They hiked through a quiet glen surrounded by hills."
"A small stream ran through the bottom of the glen."
How to Use Glen
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA small, narrow valley, often used in Scottish and Irish place names.
Common pairings
a wooded glen
deep glen
Word Forms
glens plural
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Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic and Irish gleann, "mountain valley."