Valley Glacier: A glacier that is smaller than a continental glacier or an icecap, and which flows mainly along well-defined valleys, many with tributaries.

 

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Valley Glacier: A glacier that is smaller than a continental glacier or an icecap, and which flows mainly along well-defined valleys, many with tributaries.

U-Shaped Valley: A deep valley with a flat floor and very steep walls. Shaped in cross-section like the letter 'U'. Valleys with this geometry are frequently cut by a glacier.

Roof Valley: The 'V' created where two sloping roofs meet.

V-Shaped Valley: A valley with a narrow bottom and a cross section shaped like the letter 'V'. Valleys of this shape are almost always cut by stream erosion.

Valley Breeze: An anabatic wind, it is formed during the day by the heating of the valley floor. As the ground becomes warmer than the surrounding atmosphere, the lower levels of air heat and rise, flowing . . . View Full Definition

Valley Flashing: Sheet metal that lays in the 'V' area of a roof valley.

Death Valley Curve: A stock strategy that buys stock on the belief that a key executive will die, the company will be dissolved, and shares will command a higher price at their private market value.

Valley: The 'V' shaped area of a roof where two sloping roofs meet. Water drains off the roof at the valleys.

Rock Glacier: A mass of rock material, cemented together by ice, that flows down a slope under the force of gravity much like the motion of a glacier.

Glacier: A thick mass of ice that forms on land from an accumulation and recrystallization of snow significant enough to persist through the summer and grow year by year. There are two basic types of . . . View Full Definition