Meaning of strath | Babel Free

Definitions

1. University of Strathclyde, used especially following post-nominal letters indicating status as a graduate.
2. A wide, flat river valley.
   Ireland, Scotland
3. A piece of flat land beside a body of water.
   Ireland, Scotland

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Examples

“[T]hoſe fair Straths that vvater’d are / VVith Tay and Tvveed’s ſmooth Streams, / VVhich gentily and daintily / Eat⟳ dovvn the flovvry Braes; / As greatly and quietly / They vvimple to the Seas.”

“[T]he other stream, which had its source among the mountains on the left hand of the strath, seemed to issue⟳ from a very narrow and dark opening betwixt two large rocks.”

“The place⟳ of exit from the hills of one or other of the Punjab rivers could generally be pointed out to me; the straths and gorges that opened upon the plains would often afford⟳ a peep into the interior of the mountains, and the snowy ranges would be seen at the end⟳ of them.”

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

“[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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