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ravine

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ra·vine  (r-vn)
n.
A deep narrow valley or gorge in the earth's surface worn by running water.
[French, from Old French, violent rush, from Latin rapna, rapine; see ravin.]
ravine [rav-veen]
Noun
a deep narrow steep-sided valley worn by a stream [Old French: torrent]
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Noun1.ravineravine - a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)
canyon, canon - a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
gorge - a deep ravine (usually with a river running through it)
vale, valley - a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
ravine
noun canyon, pass, gap U.S. gorge, clough (dialect) gully, defile, linn Scot. gulch U.S., Canad. flume
Translations
Spanish ravine [rəˈviːn] n → barranco
French ravine [rəˈviːn] n → ravin m
German ravine [rəˈviːn] n → Schlucht f
Italian ravine [rəˈviːn] n → burrone m
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When he comes back wait for me in the ravine by the dhak tree in the center of the plain.
The Jungle Book by Kipling, Rudyard View in context
There is such a ravine here that if we once get in it we shan't get out again.
Master and Man by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
Dunfer's, on the road from Hutton's to Mexican Hill, the highway dips into a sunless ravine which opens out on either hand in a half-confidential manner, as if it had a secret to impart at some more convenient season.
Can Such Things Be? by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
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