ravine (redirected from ravines)

ra·vine  (r-vn)

n.

A deep narrow valley or gorge in the earth's surface worn by running water.

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[French, from Old French, violent rush, from Latin rapna, rapine; see ravin.]

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ravine [rəˈviːn]

n

(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a deep narrow steep-sided valley, esp one formed by the action of running water

[from Old French: torrent, from Latin rapīna robbery, influenced by Latin rapidus rapid, both from rapere to snatch]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ravine - 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

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ravine

noun canyon, pass, gap (U.S.), gorge, clough (dialect), gully, defile, linn (Scot.), gulch (U.S.), flume The bus is said to have overturned and fallen into a ravine.

Translations

ravine [rəˈviːn] N → barranco m, quebrada f (esp LAm)

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ravine [rəˈviːn] n → ravin m

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ravine

n → Schlucht f, → Klamm f

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ravine [rəˈviːn] n → burrone m

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ravine [rəˈviːn] n → burrone m

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ravine

n ravine [rəˈviːn]

a deep narrow valley. ravyn واد عَميق وضَيِّق клисура rokle kløft; slugt die Klamm φαράγγι barranco kuristik دره تنگ؛ مسیل rotko ravin עֶמֶק צַר खड्ड klanac (vízmosásos) szakadék jurang gil, gljúfur burrone 峡谷 계곡 dauba, klonis, siaurukalnė aiza; dziļleja gaung ravijn fjellkløft, gjel jar ravina defi­leu ущелье roklina soteska gudura ravin, bergsklyfta หุบเขาลึก dar ve derin vadi, koyak 深谷 яр, балка گہری تنگ وادی khe núi 沟壑，深谷

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ravine → واد عميق وضيق rokle kløft Schlucht ρεματιά barranco rotko ravin gudura burrone 峡谷 계곡 ravijn ravine wąwóz barranco ущелье ravin หุบเขาลึก koyak khe núi 沟壑