strath

noun

1. (Ireland, Scotland)A wide, flat river valley.

   “[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.”

2. (Ireland, Scotland)A piece of flat land beside a body of water.

   “[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: […]”

name

1. University of Strathclyde, used especially following post-nominal letters indicating status as a graduate.