pl.n. The rapids of a river that runs between the steep precipices of a gorge or narrow valley. [French, pl. of dalle, gutter, from Old French, from Old Norse dæla.] |
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A city of northern Oregon on the Columbia River east of Portland. An important stop on the Oregon Trail in the 1800s, it is now a busy inland port. |
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