The word "dalles" is French, and signifies flagstones, such as are used for sidewalks.    From Wordnik.com.  [First Across the Continent; The Story of The Exploring Expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1804-5-6] Reference

The ecoregion is particularly characterized by the presence of calcareous slabs called "dalles.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Mediterranean dry woodlands and steppe] Reference

And I set to work that day to list-rub the last few dalles of the jet.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Purple Cloud] Reference

If you do like it you better contact the city council at cityinfo@ci. the-dalles.or.us and tell them.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

At the upper end of the rapids, or dalles, is Celilo City, and at the lower end is dalles City, sometimes known as "The dalles.".    From Wordnik.com.  [First Across the Continent; The Story of The Exploring Expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1804-5-6] Reference

Mr. Nuttall, who has just returned from the dalles, where he has been spending some weeks, brings distressing intelligence from above.    From Wordnik.com.  [Townsend Chapter 13] Reference

But she stemmed every thing gallantly, under the direction of our experienced guides, and we soon embarked again, and proceeded to the lower dalles.    From Wordnik.com.  [Townsend Chapter 15] Reference

We made the portage of the shoots this morning by carrying our boat and baggage across the land, and in half an hour, arrived at one of the upper dalles.    From Wordnik.com.  [Townsend Chapter 15] Reference

They had continued to follow the stone dalles of the embankment and were now near the end of the Quai; he stopped short again, and again stared at the mountains.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Woman's Will] Reference

Continuing our road in the afternoon, we ascended to the uplands, where the river passes round a point of great beauty, and goes through very remarkable dalles, in character resembling those of the Columbia.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources] Reference

Leur gazouillement sur les dalles.    From Wordnik.com.  [La Vigne et la Maison] Reference

La mère alla dormir sous les dalles du cloîte.    From Wordnik.com.  [L'Enfance] Reference

Soient endormis d’hier sous les dalles funèbres.    From Wordnik.com.  [A la Malibran. Stances] Reference