noun
- a low-lying area of fertile land, especially along a river
Usage: regional, primarily New England
Examples
- The farmers planted corn in the rich intervale beside the Connecticut River.
- Spring floods regularly deposited fertile soil across the intervale.
- The old farmhouse sat on higher ground overlooking the intervale below.
- Cattle grazed peacefully in the green intervale during summer months.
- The intervale provided the most productive agricultural land in the valley.
- Early settlers chose to build near the intervale for its farming potential.