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 [rav-veen]

Noun

a deep narrow steep-sided valley worn by a stream [Old French: torrent]

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., Canad. flume

Translations

ravine [rəˈviːn] n → barranco

ravine [rəˈviːn] n → ravin m

ravine [rəˈviːn] n → Schlucht f

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 kuilu ravin עֶמֶק צַר खड्ड klanac (vízmosásos) szakadék jurang gil, gljúfur burrone 峡谷 협곡 dauba, klonis, siaurukalnė aiza; dziļleja gaung ravijn fjellkløft, gjel jar ravina defi­leu ущелье roklina soteska gudura ravin, bergsklyfta หุบเขาลึก dar ve derin vadi, koyak 溝壑，深谷 яр, балка گہری تنگ وادی khe núi 沟壑，深谷